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Belarusians set sail for Denmark to claim the Cross of Sophia of Minsk

The Cross of Dagmar and Sophia of Minsk. Collage from photos: Samlinger.natmus.dk, Rawpixel.com, CC BY-SA 4.0
The Cross of Dagmar and Sophia of Minsk. Collage from photos: Samlinger.natmus.dk, Rawpixel.com, CC BY-SA 4.0

It turns out that one of the main relics of the Danish kingdom may be linked to the history of Belarus. A group of Belarusian “pirates” has set out to obtain it — not to steal it, but to create a legal replica and then set sail to retrieve it.