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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.
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.
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 Grammaticus (* um 1160; † nach 1216) war ein dänischer Geschichtsschreiber und Geistlicher. Wegen seines im Hochmittelalter nicht mehr üblichen geschliffenen, korrekten Lateins erhielt Saxo den in der Jütland-Chronik aus der Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts bezeugten Beinamen „Grammaticus“.
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.
Sep 15, 2014 · One of Saxo’s claims to literary importance is his inclusion of the first-known version of the Hamlet story. The fortunes of his Amleth foreshadow those of Shakespeare’s hero in surprising detail.
Saxo Grammaticus, Gesta Danorum. A major and detailed account of early Danish history, in 16 books, compiled from various sources of information c. 1200: the best-known medieval Latin work produced in Scandinavia.
