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Saxo Grammaticus
AuthorBooks · Second hand1150-1206
Saxo Grammaticus, 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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About Saxo Grammaticus
Birth
1150
Death
1206
First book
1514
Years writing
512
Saxo Grammaticus, 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.
Saxo Grammaticus was a prominent medieval historian born on the island of Zealand.
He is world-renowned for authoring Gesta Danorum, the first full history of Denmark.
His work masterfully combines historical rigor with rich Scandinavian folklore.
Throughout his life, this prolific Danish writer authored a total of 32 works.
His writings are a fundamental source for understanding Danish history up to the year 1241.
