Gesta Danorum By Saxo Grammaticus Illustrated
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Gesta Danorum By Saxo Grammaticus Illustrated
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Author : Saxo Grammaticus
language : en
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Release Date : 2024-07-07
Gesta Danorum By Saxo Grammaticus Illustrated written by Saxo Grammaticus and has been published by Delphi Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-07 with History categories.
Saxo Grammaticus was a twelfth century historian, who composed a heroic history of Denmark, known under its Latin title ‘Gesta Danorum’ (Deeds of the Danes). The first eight books deal with mythical elements such as giants and the Scandinavian pantheon of gods. It tells of Dan the first king of Denmark and his brother Angul, who would give his name to the Angles. Saxo also provides the earliest known source for the revenge story of Amleth, which would later influence Shakespeare’s Hamlet. ‘Gesta Danorum’ remains an incredibly important work of European literature, providing an essential source for Denmark’s early history. Delphi’s Medieval Library provides eReaders with rare and precious works of the Middle Ages, with noted English translations and the original texts. This eBook presents the first nine books of Saxo’s history, as well as the complete Latin text, with illustrations, an informative introduction and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) Please note: Oliver Elton only translated Books I-IX of ‘Gesta Danorum’; there are no translations of the later books in the public domain. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update. * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Saxo’s life and works * Feature’s Oliver Elton’s 1905 translation * Features the complete original Latin text of ‘Gesta Danorum’ * Concise introduction to the text * Excellent formatting * Easily locate the sections you want to read with individual contents tables * Features a bonus biography — discover Saxo’s medieval world CONTENTS: The Translation Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX) The Original Text Contents of the Latin Text The Biography Introduction to Saxo Grammaticus (1905) by Oliver Elton
Gesta Danorum Deeds Of The Danes
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Author : Saxo Grammaticus
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2016-02-14
Gesta Danorum Deeds Of The Danes written by Saxo Grammaticus and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-14 with History categories.
Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a History of the Danes, an account of their glorious past from the legendary kings and heroes of Denmark to king Gorm. It is one of the major sources for the heroic and mythological traditions of northern Europe, though the complex Latin style and the wide range of material brought together from different sources have limited its use.
The Nine Books Of The Danish History
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Author : Saxo Grammaticus
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012-01-04
The Nine Books Of The Danish History written by Saxo Grammaticus and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01-04 with categories.
Originally titled Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes") this book is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Learned.") It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essential source for the nation's early history. Consisting of sixteen books written in Latin, Gesta Danorum describes Danish history and to some degree Scandinavian history in general, from prehistory to the late 12th century. In addition, Gesta Danorum offers singular reflections on European affairs from a unique Scandinavian perspective, supplementing what has been handed down by historians from Western and Southern Europe. This current volume presents Oliver Elton's English translation of the first nine books of Saxo's work, which focus on Norse Mythology. Included as well are over 50 pages of introductory material by Frederick Powell and all of the original illustrations from the 1905 edition of the book. This book is 338-pages.
Saxo Grammaticus
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Author : Karsten Friis-Jensen
language : en
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
Release Date : 1981
Saxo Grammaticus written by Karsten Friis-Jensen and has been published by Museum Tusculanum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Gesta Danorum
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Author : Saxo (Grammaticus)
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Medieval Texts
Release Date : 2015
Gesta Danorum written by Saxo (Grammaticus) and has been published by Oxford Medieval Texts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
Saxo was probably a canon of Lund Cathedral, at that period a Danish cathedral, and lived at the end of the twelfth century. He was in the service of Archbishop Absalon, who encouraged him to write a history of his own country from the beginnings up to his own time, with a strong Christian bias. Starting with the myths and heroic tales of primitive Scandinavia, he devoted the first nine of his sixteen books to legendary material before dealing with the first kings of the Viking age and finished in 1285, after relating the earlier exploits of King Cnut Valdemarsson. The activities of the Danish kings were intimately bound up with the monarchies of Norway and Sweden; Cnut the Great, one of Saxo's heroes, whose empire stretched as far as Britain and Iceland, was ruler of both these countries. In the last books Saxo took particular concern to describe the campaigns of Valdemar the Great and his warrior archbishop, Absalon, against the Wends of North Germany. The work is a prosimetrum, that is, in six of the first nine books he inserts poems, which are intended to parallel specimens of old Danish heroic poetry in Latin metres. Saxo's Latin prose style is often complex, based as it is on models like Valerius Maximus and Martianus Capella, but he is a lively and compelling story-teller, often displaying a rather sly sense of humour, and an interest in the supernatural. He is the first author to give a full account of Hamlet, whose adventures he relates at some length, the elements of which in a great many respects correspond surprisingly closely with the characters and incidents of Shakespeare's play. Volume II of Saxo Grammaticus contains books 11-16 of Saxo's work, mainly dealing with the history of the first Danish kings.
Gesta Danorum
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Author : Saxo (Grammaticus)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
Gesta Danorum written by Saxo (Grammaticus) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1931 with categories.
Gesta Danorum
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Author : Saxo (Grammaticus)
language : en
Publisher: Oxford Medieval Texts
Release Date : 2015
Gesta Danorum written by Saxo (Grammaticus) and has been published by Oxford Medieval Texts this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
Saxo was probably a canon of Lund Cathedral, at that period a Danish cathedral, and lived at the end of the twelfth century. He was in the service of Archbishop Absalon, who encouraged him to write a history of his own country from the beginnings up to his own time, with a strong Christian bias. Starting with the myths and heroic tales of primitive Scandinavia, he devoted the first nine of his sixteen books to legendary material before dealing with the first kings of the Viking age and finished in 1285, after relating the earlier exploits of King Cnut Valdemarsson. The activities of the Danish kings were intimately bound up with the monarchies of Norway and Sweden; Cnut the Great, one of Saxo's heroes, whose empire stretched as far as Britain and Iceland, was ruler of both these countries. In the last books Saxo took particular concern to describe the campaigns of Valdemar the Great and his warrior archbishop, Absalon, against the Wends of North Germany. The work is a prosimetrum, that is, in six of the first nine books he inserts poems, which are intended to parallel specimens of old Danish heroic poetry in Latin metres. Saxo's Latin prose style is often complex, based as it is on models like Valerius Maximus and Martianus Capella, but he is a lively and compelling story-teller, often displaying a rather sly sense of humour, and an interest in the supernatural. He is the first author to give a full account of Hamlet, whose adventures he relates at some length, the elements of which in a great many respects correspond surprisingly closely with the characters and incidents of Shakespeare's play. Volume I of Saxo Grammaticus contains an introduction from the editor, and the first ten books of Saxo's work.
Saxo Grammaticus
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Author : John Cramer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Saxo Grammaticus written by John Cramer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with categories.
A Companion To Saxo Grammaticus
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2024-06-13
A Companion To Saxo Grammaticus written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-13 with History categories.
A Companion to Saxo Grammaticus presents the state of the art of Saxo studies. Leading experts explain and contextualize Saxo's massive and influential chronicle, the Gesta Danorum from around 1200.
Saxo Grammaticus
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Author : André Muceniecks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Saxo Grammaticus written by André Muceniecks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Baltic Sea categories.
The twelfth to thirteenth centuries in Denmark were a time of transition, particularly in the context of the Northern Crusades. The Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus, a Danish cleric, was for several centuries an official and referential history in Denmark. Initially written under the commission of Archbishop Absolom, its sixteen books are traditionally divided into two parts, arbitrarily called "mythic" (books 1-9) and "historical" (books 10-16). The scheme of the Four Cardinal Virtues, first studied by Kurt Johanesson, provides referential and structural values, while what Andr Muceniecks terms the theme of the Counselor covers a principal narrative "kernel," inserted after the previously mentioned values as political conceptions and fundamental ideas. It is not sufficient for the king to be strong; he needs to be wise, and have a wiser man to guide him, here represented by the Archbishopric. By interweaving this with the context, Muceniecks identifies a defense of hierocratic conceptions, even in books where Christianity is absent. The Gesta also defines a Danish hegemonic project in the Baltic, under guidance from the Archbishopric, grounded in the crusade movements. Such movements are presented through complex language and imagery about a glorious past brought to bear on the projects in the thirteenth century while internal tensions strengthen the monarchic and ecclesiastical institutions.