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- ↑ "Peder Pagh | Gyldendal - Den Store Danske". denstoredanske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2018-06-01.
- ↑ "Danmarks Statistik". dst.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
The majority of sources here related are to be found in Danish texts, regional and national archives and books only, since it is an ancient Danish family.
- The library of the Vatican.
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- En Heraldisk Nøgle, Danske Vaabenskjolde, Sven Tito Aachen.
- Esbjerg Historie og Storier I until II.
- Danske Slot og Herregårde.
- Denmark i Europa 750–1300, Nils Hybel.
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- Jómsvíkinga saga.
- Gesta Danorum.
This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.