Editing Der er et yndigt land (section)

==History==
The lyrics were written in 1819 by [[Adam Oehlenschläger]] and bore the motto in {{langx|la|Ille terrarum mihi praeter omnes angulus ridet}} ([[Horace]]: "This corner of the earth smiles for me more than any other"). The music was composed in 1835 by [[Hans Ernst Krøyer]]. Later, [[Thomas Laub]] and [[Carl Nielsen]], each composed alternative melodies, but neither has gained widespread adoption, and today they are mostly unknown to the general population.

When it was first published, the national anthem had twelve verses, but later editions shortened it to the first, third, fifth, and last verses.

Denmark is one of only two countries in the world — the other being [[National anthem of New Zealand|New Zealand]] – with two official national anthems. Officially, "[[Kong Christian stod ved højen mast]]" is a national and a [[royal anthem]]; it has equal status with "Der er et yndigt land", the civil national anthem.<ref>{{cite web|title=Not one but two national anthems|url=http://denmark.dk/en/quick-facts/national-anthems/|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark|access-date=19 May 2014|archive-date=15 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515093426/http://denmark.dk/en/quick-facts/national-anthems|url-status=dead}}</ref> On official and military occasions, "Kong Christian" is performed alone, or the two national anthems are played together.<ref name=natsang>{{Cite web|title=Instruks for Udenrigstjenesten|author=Udenrigsministeriet|publisher=Retsinformation|date=6 August 2001|url=https://www.retsinformation.dk/forms/R0710.aspx?id=22926|access-date=30 June 2013|archive-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618204202/https://www.retsinformation.dk/forms/R0710.aspx?id=22926|url-status=live}}</ref>