First Danish Newspaper

Den Danske Mercurius

The newspaper was published on the order of the Sovereign. Its publishing was a turning point in the history of Danish journalism.

Year: First Danish newspaper, published on 1 August 1666, by Anders Bording.

Content
It was published on a monthly basis with two quarto pages. It contained domestic and international news written in Alexandrine verse style, accompanied by reasoning in the form of small poems. Regarding the messages from Denmark itself, news from the Royal Danish court took up the most space, but many other news topics were mentioned too, e.g. the arrival of foreign diplomats, appointments, meteorological phenomena and fires.

Referred As
The name of the newspaper, Mercurius, referred to the messenger of the gods in Greek and Roman mythology.

Language
The text was written in Alexandria, averaging 112 pr. number; overall, it ran up to 14,700.

In General
Mercury was the leaf of the empire, so events in the court's world count most; Not only government decisions but also parties and chases.

Priority
In order of priority in the countries that were considered most important to us: Germany, France, Spain, England, the Netherlands and Poland. 

Perished
Den Danske Mercurius continued its published for 14 years after the 1677 death of its founder, Bording, but its quality was diminished due to the lack of his founder's talent. 

Book Reference
Den Danske Mercurius 1666-1677, Munksgaard, 1973. ISBN 87-16-00591-0. Udvalg af Den Danske Mercurius.

References
Wikipedia, Britannica, Amazon, Den Store Danske, Saxo and much more