Law of Jante
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The Law of Jante is a fictional code of conduct whose name is now used colloquially to denote a social attitude of disapproval towards expressions of individuality and personal success. Invented by th
Plaque commemorating Aksel Sandemose and citing his Law at his birthplace in Nykøbing Mors
Nykøbing Mors
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Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the island of Mors in the Limfjord in Denmark. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 8,866, as of 1 January 2026. It is located in Morsø Mu
Law of Jante
…sitt spor, 1933), but the attitudes themselves are older. Sandemose portrays the fictional small Danish town of Jante, modelled upon his native town Nykøbing Mors in the 1930s, where nobody was anonymous, a feature of life typical of small towns. There are ten rules in the law as defined by Sandemose, all expressive…
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Nykøbing Mors set fra Havnen
The former Dueholm monastery
Søren Larsen, 2007