# The Sachsenspiegel (1220)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1220-the-sachsenspiegel
Location: Saxony
Categories: main-event

Around 1220 the Saxon knight Eike von Repgow recorded customary law in the Sachsenspiegel. Written in Middle Low German, it was the first major law book in the German language. It influenced law across Central and Eastern Europe for centuries.

## Why it matters
It was the most important legal text of the German Middle Ages.

Ruler at the time: [Frederick II](https://germany-history.com/rulers/frederick-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Sachsenspiegel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sachsenspiegel)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Sachsenspiegel](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sachsenspiegel)