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- Saxo Grammaticus (flourished 12th century–early 13th century) was a historian whose Gesta Danorum (“Story of the Danes”) is the first important work on the history of Denmark and the first Danish contribution to world literature.
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Apr 5, 2024 · Saxo Grammaticus (flourished 12th century–early 13th century) was a historian whose Gesta Danorum (“Story of the Danes”) is the first important work on the history of Denmark and the first Danish contribution to world literature.
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Saxo, drawn by the Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe. Saxo Grammaticus (c. 1150 – c. 1220), also known as Saxo cognomine Longus, was a Danish historian, theologian and author. He is thought to have been a clerk or secretary to Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, the main advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark.
Feb 11, 2006 · Saxo Grammaticus, or "The Lettered", one of the notable historians of the Middle Ages, may fairly be called not only the earliest chronicler of Denmark, but her earliest writer. In the latter half of the twelfth century, when Iceland was in the flush of literary production, Denmark lingered behind.
Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian"). It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essential source for the nation's early history. [2]
SAXO GRAMMATICUS (c. 1150 – after 1216) was a Danish historian whose writings (Gesta Danorum) constitute one of the few important early sources on Germanic mythology and religion. Saxo studied in France and later became secretary to the Danish archbishop Absalon, who suggested that he write a history of Denmark.
Dec 6, 2016 · At last the whole of Saxo’s historical work, covering the reigns of Danish kings from well before the birth of Christ to AD 1187, is presented to English readers in a convincing Latin text with an English version on facing pages.
Article abstract: Saxo Grammaticus, who wrote one of the earliest chronicles of Danish legend and history, was Denmark’s most prominent medieval scholar.
