Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum

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Latin prose work historical chronicle medieval literature

Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum is a 12th–13th century Latin chronicle of Danish history and legend that includes the Amleth story later adapted by Shakespeare into Hamlet.

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Gesta Danorum 1
Getica 1
Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin prose work ⓘ
historical chronicle ⓘ
medieval literature ⓘ
alternativeName Deeds of the Danes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gesta Danorum in usum studiosae juventutis NERFINISHED ⓘ
author Saxo Grammaticus NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionedBy Absalon, Archbishop of Lund NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsMotif heroic exploits of Danish warriors ⓘ
revenge tragedy elements in the Amleth story ⓘ
transition from paganism to Christianity ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
coversTimeSpan mythic prehistory of Denmark ⓘ
up to the late 12th century ⓘ
dateOfCompletion circa 1208 ⓘ
dedicatedTo Absalon, Archbishop of Lund NERFINISHED ⓘ
describes Christianization of Denmark ⓘ
legendary Danish kings ⓘ
mythological Scandinavian heroes ⓘ
pagan Norse traditions ⓘ
genre chronicle ⓘ
historiography ⓘ
legendary history ⓘ
hasPart Book 1 ⓘ
Book 10 ⓘ
Book 11 ⓘ
Book 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Book 13 ⓘ
Book 14 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Book 15 ⓘ
Book 16 ⓘ
Book 2 ⓘ
Book 3 ⓘ
Book 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Book 5 ⓘ
Book 6 ⓘ
Book 7 ⓘ
Book 8 ⓘ
Book 9 ⓘ
historicalValue major source for early Danish history ⓘ
includesCharacter Amleth NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Renaissance views of Danish history ⓘ
influencedWork Belleforest’s Histoires tragiques NERFINISHED ⓘ
William Shakespeare’s Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
literaryForm Latin rhetorical prose ⓘ
literarySignificance earliest extensive Danish national history in Latin ⓘ
mainSubject Danish history ⓘ
Danish legends ⓘ
numberOfBooks 16 ⓘ
placeOfComposition Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ
preservedIn later early modern copies ⓘ
medieval manuscript fragments ⓘ
religiousContext Christian ⓘ
timePeriodOfComposition early 13th century ⓘ
late 12th century ⓘ

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Hamlet → influencedBy → Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum ⓘ
Svear → mentionedIn → Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Getica
Rindr → mentionedIn → Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gesta Danorum
baptism of Harald Bluetooth → isDescribedIn → Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum