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Saxo Grammaticus

Danish historian

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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. He is the author of the Gesta Danorum, the first full history of Denmark, from which the legend of Amleth would come to inspire the story of Hamlet by…

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Danish Realm
Place of birth: Zealand
Occupation: writer
Religion: Christianity
Notable work: Gesta Danorum
Image: Saxo Grammaticus.jpg

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name in native language: Saxo Grammaticus
described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
described at URL: adl.dk/adl_pub/forfatter/e_forfatter/e_forfatter.xsql?ff_id=21
Commons category: Saxo Grammaticus
date of birth: 1150-01-01
date of death: 1220-00-00

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14 objects attributed to Saxo Grammaticus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Historiae Danicae Libri XVI E Recensione Stephani Joannis Stephanii Cum Prolegomenis Et Lectionis Varietate Edidit Christianus Adolphus Klotzius

Historia Danica: recensuere et commentariis illustraverunt Petrus Erasmus Müller et Johannes Matthias Velschow.

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Saxonis Grammatici Danorum Historiae libri XVI, trecentis abhinc annis conscripti, tanta dictionis elegantia, rerumq gestarum uarietate, ut cum omni uetustate contendere optimo iure uideri possint ; Accessit rerum memorabilium index locupletissimus

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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. He is the author of the Gesta Danorum, the first full history of Denmark, from which the legend of Amleth would come to inspire the story of Hamlet by Shakespeare.

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