Brevis historia regum Dacie or Compendiosa Regum Daniae Historia (English: "A Short History of the Kings of Denmark") is a historical chronicle written in Latin by Sven Aggesen, a Danish scholar from the 12th century, under the patronage of Archbishop Absalon.
The source used for the genealogical information and name spellings is the English translation by Eric Christiansen.
Sven's works (both the Brevis historia and the law code Lex Castrensis) survive via two manuscripts, though neither is considered to be an accurate replica of his original writings.
These are: Between 1915 and 1917, Martin Clarentius Gertz published the text from both sources, along with a reconstructed text that more closely reflected Aggesen's original work, in Scriptores minores historiæ Danicæ medii ævi.
The primary English translation of this work, with some commentary, is by Eric Christiansen, for the Viking Society for Northern Research Text Series in 1992.