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ISBN
9780859915021
Publication Name
Saxo Grammaticus : the History of the Danes
Item Length
9.2in
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
Publication Year
1979
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1.2in
Author
Hilda R. Ellis Davidson, Hilda Ellis Davidson, Saxo, Peter Fisher
Features
Reprint
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
0 Oz
Number of Pages
528 Pages

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A major source for the heroic and mythological traditions of northern Europe. '[The translation] is a masterpiece . . . the [Commentary] will doubtless prove of the greatest interest to historians.' ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEWIn 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 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. 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.HER is also the translator of Olaus Magnus: A Description of the Northern Peoples.HER is also the translator of Olaus Magnus: A Description of the Northern Peoples.HER is also the translator of Olaus Magnus: A Description of the Northern Peoples.

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Publisher
Boydell & Brewer, The Limited
ISBN-10
0859915026
ISBN-13
9780859915021
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1080214

Product Key Features

Author
Hilda R. Ellis Davidson, Hilda Ellis Davidson, Saxo, Peter Fisher
Publication Name
Saxo Grammaticus : the History of the Danes
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Reprint
Publication Year
1979
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
528 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6.2in
Weight
28 oz..1 Oz
Item Weight
0 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Dl147.S2413 1998
Publication Date
2008-02-17
Volume Number
BK. 1-9
Edition Description
Reprint
Reviews
'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., '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'.
Copyright Date
1998, 1979
Topic
Medieval, Europe / Scandinavia, Europe / Spain & Portugal, Folklore & Mythology, Europe / Medieval
Lccn
97-051545
Dewey Decimal
948.9/01
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, History, Literary Collections, Social Science

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    I believe this is the current standard translation and Davidsons commentary is excellent

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