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Saxo, etching by the Danish-Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe (1857-1945)

Saxo Grammaticus (c. The Citroën Saxo is a supermini produced by the French manufacturer Citroën (PSA from 1996 to 2003 Saxo Bank is an investment Bank in Denmark. It was founded as an online investment bank founded in 1992 under the name Midas Fondsmæglerselskab by Lars 1150 – 1220) was a Danish medieval historian of whose life practically nothing is known. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it The sixteen books of Danish history of this time, known as the Gesta Danorum, are attributed to him, and also contribute our principal evidence of his own existence. Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes" is a work of Danish history by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate"

We know he was a "follower" of Archbishop Absalon, which probably means he worked in the archbishop’s administration; his exact status is not determined; he might have been a clerk. In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated Bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others this means that they lead Absalon (c 1128 &ndash March 21, 1201) was a Danish Archbishop and statesman Clerk, the vocational title commonly refers to a White-collar worker who conducts general office or in some instances sales tasks

In Absalon’s will, one clericus named Saxo is forgiven a debt of two and a half silver marks and is enjoined to return two manuscripts he has borrowed, to Sorø monastery. From a dozen Saxos or comments on Saxo, found in Danish sources from this timeframe or later, this is the only Saxo comment to be generally accepted to be about the Saxo Grammaticus. However there is no evidence that definitely proves that this comment in Absalon’s will is about our Saxo Grammaticus.

We read in the preface of Gesta Danorum Saxo’s own words that his father and grandfather both served under King Valdemar I as warriors and that he himself would like to serve King Valdemar II, though in a more spiritual way. Valdemar I of Denmark ( 14 January 1131 - 12 May 1182) also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from "Valdemar the Victorious" redirects here For the novel by Bernhard Severin Ingemann, see Valdemar the Victorious (novel. These few lines just listed are the only concrete information that exists about Saxo Grammaticus.

It is thought he was born on Zealand, as later sources claim. Zealand (also Sealand Danish: Sjælland;) is the largest Island (7031 km² of Denmark (excluding Greenland His elegant Latin and Roman knowledge, used in Gesta Danorum, makes it nearly certain that he was educated outside of Denmark, maybe in one of the big church-schools in France. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Saxo Grammaticus was not his real name. He received the appellation Grammaticus, the Latin word for a teacher of letters, in the Compendium Saxonis of Chronica Jutensis, around 1342, to express delight in his use of words. Compendium Saxonis (also known as Abbreviatio Saxonis) is a summary located in Chronica Jutensis. Chronica Jutensis ( Danish: Jyske Krønike English: Jutland Chronicle) also known as Continuatio compendii Saxonis or Chronica With the printed press publication of Christiern Pedersen's version of the Gesta Danorum, the term Grammaticus has stuck to Saxo as being part of his name. Christiern Pedersen (c 1480 in Helsingør, Denmark &ndash 16 January 1554 in Helsinge) was a man of many labels canon Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes" is a work of Danish history by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate"

The only name given to him is found in the Chronica Sialandie (Danish: Ældre Sjællandske Krønike), under the year 1103 (see the chronicle for details why this year), which names him Saxo, cognomine Longus, translating roughly to something like Saxo, named (or called) the long. Danish ( d̥ænsɡ̊ is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the

Saxo is the source for the semi-legendary Hamlet, whose tale has been adapted by several playwrights - most notably William Shakespeare. Hamlet is a striking figure in Scandinavian romance and the hero of Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet Prince of Denmark. William Shakespeare ( baptised

External links

• Saxo Grammaticus Danmarks krønike from «Kulturformidlingen norrøne tekster og kvad» Norway.
• Project Runeberg on Saxo Grammaticus and Gesta Danorum: Saxo Grammaticus
• Gesta Danorum, English Book I-IX: Online Medieval and Classical Library
• Gesta Danorum, Latin version Book I-XVI: The Royal Danish Library
• Works by Saxo Grammaticus at Project Gutenberg
• Gesta Danorum, Latin and English side by side: [1]