Døde-Dands was printed in Copenhagen in 1762 and is not modelled after the dance of death in Lübeck. On the title page above one can see the name Thomas Larsen Borup, and it is believed that it was he who published the book and designed the woodcuts. On the other hand the author was probably a certain Niels Prahl.
After a long introduction follows each verse, composed of Death to the dying (12 lines), the person's answer (12 lines) and the author's conclusion (4 lines).
Death makes no bones (pun intended) about telling that he is God's messenger. This sometimes results in a rather condescending language. Particularly towards the (Catholic) pope and the "infidel" Jew and Turk.
The text below the two skulls reads:
Hvo Herremand og Bonde var af disse?
Who was squire and peasant of these?
The book was re-printed in 1967 by a company aptly named Wormianum (8=
