Saxo Grammaticus

[sak-soh gruh-mat-i-kuhs]

noun

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

Saxo Grammaticus

/ 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

Example Sentences

The chief authority for the legend of Hamlet is Saxo Grammaticus, who devotes to it parts of the third and fourth books of his Historia Danica, written at the beginning of the 13th century.

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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.

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They are first mentioned by Saxo Grammaticus in connexion with the exile of Knud V. Saxo recognized that they were of Frisian origin, but did not know when they had first settled in this region.

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The Iceland geysers, mentioned by Saxo Grammaticus, are situated about 30 m.

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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.

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