Saxo Grammaticus

American  

[sak-soh gruh-mat-i-kuhs] / ˈsæk soʊ grəˈmæt ɪ kəs /

noun

1. c1150–1206?, Danish historian and poet.

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Saxo Grammaticus British  

/ ˈsæksəʊ ɡrəˈmætɪkəs /

noun

1. ?1150–?1220, Danish chronicler, noted for his Gesta Danorum, a history of Denmark down to 1185, written in Latin, which is partly historical and partly mythological, and contains the Hamlet (Amleth) legend

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Saxo Grammaticus

These names may be compared with Humblus and Lotherus, two sons of Dan, the first kings mentioned in Saxo Grammaticus, Dan.

From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora

He is often split up into two different characters, as by Saxo Grammaticus.

From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Kershaw, Nora

In the luxuriant beech-woods which surround the lake, Saxo Grammaticus, the first historian of Denmark, was wont to wander.

From Denmark by Thomson, M. Pearson

Speed quotes Saxo Grammaticus, who says, "She afterwards married Waldemar, King of Russia."

From The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 by Gilfillan, George

The names of the corresponding characters in Scandinavian legend are added in italics; first the Icelandic forms, then the Latinized names as recorded by Saxo Grammaticus.

From Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn by Chambers, R. W.