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

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

From Denmark by M. Pearson Thomson

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 Nora Kershaw

It is proper to show what form the story about the Longobardian emigration had assumed toward the close of the twelfth century in the writings of the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus.

From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.

One proof of this, for the fanciful and romantic sort of story-telling, will be found in the earlier part of the Danish history written by Saxo Grammaticus.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by W. P. (William Paton) Ker

The original story of Hamlet is to be found in the Latin pages of the Danish historian, Saxo Grammaticus, who died in the year 1208.

From Hamlet by Charles John Kean