The Danes
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The History Of The Danes Books I Ix
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Author : Saxo (Grammaticus)
language : en
Publisher: DS Brewer
Release Date : 1998
The History Of The Danes Books I Ix written by Saxo (Grammaticus) and has been published by DS Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with History categories.
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 the historical present. It isone 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. Here Hilda Ellis Davidson, a specialist in Scandinavian mythology, together with the translator Peter Fisher, provides a full English edition; each of the first nine books is preceded by an introductory summary, and a detailed commentary follows on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet, of which Saxo gives the earliest known account. HILDA ELLIS DAVIDSON's other books include The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England; PETER FISHER is also the translator of Olaus Magnus: A Description of the Northern Peoples. Both are available from Boydell & Brewer. `In the early years of the 13th century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a dignified and ambitious Latin account of their glorious past from the mythical past to the historical present -(He) collected the legends of Scandinavian gods and heroes, and arranged their exploits in a series of `biographies' which ostensibly formed an unbroken sequence. He took his tales from a variety of sources, and readers will find his collection of myths, folklore and fabulous history fascinating - An accurate and readable translation of the nine mythological books based on the best scholarly edition'. RUTH MORSE, BRITISH BOOK NEWS.
The Danes And The Swedes
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Author : Charles Henry Scott
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
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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 Xenophobe S Guide To The Danes
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Author : Helen Dyrbye
language : en
Publisher: Oval Projects
Release Date : 2008-10-09
The Xenophobe S Guide To The Danes written by Helen Dyrbye and has been published by Oval Projects this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-09 with Humor categories.
A guide to understanding the Danes that highlights their character and behaviour with warmth and wit.
The History Of The Danes Commentary
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Author : Saxo (Grammaticus)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The History Of The Danes Commentary 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 1979 with Denmark categories.
Lincolnshire And The Danes
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Author : George Sidney Streatfeild
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Lincolnshire And The Danes written by George Sidney Streatfeild and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with Danes 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.
The History Of The Danes Commentary
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Author : Saxo (Grammaticus)
language : en
Publisher: D. S. Brewer
Release Date : 1979
The History Of The Danes Commentary written by Saxo (Grammaticus) and has been published by D. S. Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with History categories.
The Danes And The Swedes
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Author : Charles Henry Scott
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-05-25
The Danes And The Swedes written by Charles Henry Scott and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-25 with Social Science categories.
Excerpt from The Danes and the Swedes: Being an Account of a Visit to Denmark, Including Schleswig-Holstein and the Danish Islands; With a Peep Into Jutland, and a Journey Across the Peninsula of Sweden; Embracing a Sketch of the Most Interesting Points in the History of Those Countries There is a wild romance about the history of these Northern regions, that rivals even those thrilling annals of the East to which so many readers fly for excitement or amusement. Indeed no countries are richer in stirring legends, in heroic actions, or in tragic deeds, than Denmark and Sweden. The Author has met with no book of travels through the Danish Islands by the route he took, save always that invaluable companion and friend to all travellers in Europe, a volume Of Murray's Hand Books. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Denmark And The Danes A Survey Of Danish Life Institutions And Culture
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Author : William J. B. Harvey
language : en
Publisher: Sagwan Press
Release Date : 2018-02-06
Denmark And The Danes A Survey Of Danish Life Institutions And Culture written by William J. B. Harvey and has been published by Sagwan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-06 with History categories.
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