Absalon first appears in Saxo Grammaticus's contemporary chronicle Gesta Danorum at the end of the civil war, at the brokering of the peace agreement between Sweyn III and Valdemar at St. Alban's Priory, Odense.

He was also interested in history and culture, and commissioned Saxo Grammaticus to write Gesta Danorum, a comprehensive chronicle of the history of the Danes.

Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum was not finished until after the death of Absalon, but Absalon was one of the chief heroic figures of the chronicle, which was to be the main source of knowledge about early Danish history.

* Saxo, Gesta Danorum, ed.

Tales concerning the Skjöldungs, possibly originating as early as the 6th century, were later used as a narrative basis in such texts as Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus and Hrólfs saga kraka.

Some scholars see Beowulf as a product of these early tales along with Gesta Danorum and Hrólfs saga kraka.

The battle of Högni and Heðinn is recorded in several medieval sources, including the skaldic poem Ragnarsdrápa, Skáldskaparmál ( section 49 ), and Gesta Danorum: king Högni's daughter, Hildr, is kidnapped by king Heðinn.

The first is found in Christiern Pedersen's " Danske Krønike ", which is a sequel to Saxo ’ s Gesta Danorum, written 1520 – 23.

The Danish flag from the front page of Christiern Pedersen ’ s version of Saxo ’ s Gesta Danorum, 1514.

* Gesta Danorum

Saxo Grammaticus wrote in his Gesta Danorum another story about Frigg:

" ( Gesta Danorum, Book I )

In Saxo's Gesta Danorum, however, the gods and goddesses are heavily euhemerized, and Saxo's view on pagan deities is extremely biased, therefore most stories related to pagan gods written in it might not exist in ancient lore.

Gesta Danorum ( Angers Fragment ), page 1, front.

Consisting of sixteen books written in Latin on the invitation of Archbishop Absalon, Gesta Danorum describes Danish history and to some degree Scandinavian history in general, from prehistory to the late 12th century.

In addition, Gesta Danorum offers singular reflections on European affairs in the High Middle Ages from a unique Scandinavian perspective, supplementing what has been handed down by historians from Western and Southern Europe.

When exactly Gesta Danorum was written is the subject of numerous works ; however, it is generally agreed that Gesta Danorum was not finished before 1208.

It is also in this summary that the name Gesta Danorum is found.

With the help of printer Jodocus Badius, Gesta Danorum was refined and printed.

* Alfred Holder, published 1886, title: Saxonis Grammatici Gesta Danorum

* Jørgen Olrik & Hans Ræder, published 1931, title: Saxonis Gesta Danorum

No texts survive from this area, though the written text Vita Ansgari (" The life of Ansgar ") by Rimbert ( c. 865 ) describes the missionary work of Ansgar around 830 at Birka, and Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum ( Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church ) by Adam of Bremen in 1075 describes the archbishop Unni, who died at Birka in 936.

Many of the earlier legendary elements are interwoven in the 13th-century Vita Amlethi (" The Life of Amleth ") by Saxo Grammaticus, part of Gesta Danorum.

In fulfilment of this idea, William completed in 1125 his Gesta regum Anglorum (" Deeds of the kings of the English "), consciously patterned on Bede, which spanned from AD 449 – 1120.

There are six main sources of information about this portion of the council: the anonymous Gesta Francorum (" The Deeds of the Franks " dated c. 1100 / 1101 ), which influenced all versions of the speech except that by Fulcher of Chartres, who was present at the council ; Robert the Monk, who may have been present ; Baldric, archbishop of Dol ; and Guibert de Nogent, who were not present at the council.

According to the 13th-century Gesta Hungarorum (" Deeds of the Hungarians "), at the time of the Hungarian invasion Transylvania was inhabited by Romanians and Slavs and ruled by Gelou, " a certain Romanian ", while Crişana was inhabited by several peoples, among them Székelys.

There is no earlier specific mention of the cheese of the county, but the importance of Cheshire as one of the main dairy regions of England is already emphasised by William of Malmesbury in the Chester section of his Gesta pontificum Anglorum (" History of the bishops of England ": c. 1125 ).

One, by " a company of base and common fellows ," is mentioned in the Gesta Grayorum (" The Deeds of Gray ") as having occurred in Gray's Inn Hall on 28 Dec. 1594.

Between the 7th and 15th of March Otto invested Bolesław with the titles frater et cooperator Imperii (" Brother and Partner of the Empire ") and populi Romani amicus et socius as rendered in the 1115 Gesta principum Polonorum by the Kraków chronicler Gallus Anonymus, the first author of Polish history.

The Gesta Dagoberti I regis Francorum (" Deeds of King Dagobert I of the Franks ") was written in the first third of the ninth century.

The Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum (" The Deeds of the Huns and Hungarians ") mentioned that the Árpáds descended from the gens ( clan ) Turul, and the Gesta Hungarorum (" The Deeds of the Hungarians ") recorded that the Árpáds ' totemic ancestor was a turul ( a large bird, probably a falcon ).

Among the first chronicles about Hungarian history were Gesta Hungarorum (" Deeds of the Hungarians ") by the unknown author usually called Anonymus, and Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum (" Deeds of the Huns and the Hungarians ") by Simon Kézai.

A more potential reference to Kvenland is Terra Feminarum (" Woman Land ") mentioned by Adam of Bremen in his Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum ( Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church ) written in 1075 CE, a possible mistranslation of the name Kvenland.

The Gesta Hungarorum (" The Deeds of the Hungarians ") records that his father was Ügyek, while the Chronicon Pictum ( the " Vienna Illuminated Chronicle ") mentions his father as Előd ( the son of Ügyek ); his mother was Emese.

According to Otto of Freisingen Roscelin " primus nostris temporibus sententiam vocum instituit " (" Gesta Frederici imp ".

Among the first chronicles about Hungarian history were Gesta Hungarorum (" Deeds of the Hungarians ") by the unknown author usually called Anonymus, and Gesta Hunnorum et Hungarorum (" Deeds of the Huns and the Hungarians ") by Simon Kézai.

He is most famous for his chronicle Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum ( Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church ).

Adam of Bremen's best-known work is the Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum ( Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church ), which he began only after the death of the archbishop Adalbert.

In Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum ( Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church ), Adam of Bremen mentions Birka many times, and the book is the main source of information on the city.

In keeping with this view of Frederick, his uncle, Otto of Freising, wrote an account of Frederick's reign entitled Gesta Friderici I imperatoris ( Deeds of the Emperor Frederick ).

* William of Poitiers, Gesta Guillelmi II Ducis Normannorum, or " The Deeds of William II, Duke of the Normans ".

The Deeds of God through the Franks: A Translation of Guibert de Nogent's ` Gesta Dei per Francos '.

William's first edition of the book was followed by the Gesta pontificum Anglorum ( Deeds of the English Bishops ) in 1125.

* William of Malmesbury: Gesta pontificum Anglorum ( Deeds of the English Bishops ), Vol.

* William of Malmesbury: Gesta pontificum Anglorum ( Deeds of the English Bishops ), Vol.

* William of Malmesbury: Gesta regum Anglorum ( Deeds of the English Kings ), Vol.

* William of Malmesbury: Gesta regum Anglorum ( Deeds of the English Kings ), Vol.

All that is known of him is told in the Gesta regum Anglorum ( Deeds of the English Kings ), written by the eminent medieval historian William of Malmesbury in about 1125.

Noteworthy also, is a story written down by Adam of Bremen in his Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum ( Deeds of Bishops of the Hamburg Church ) from 1075 / 6 about a certain foreigner called Hericus, who was slain and martyred while preaching among the Sueones.

Better known is Otto's Gesta Friderici imperatoris ( Deeds of Emperor Frederick ), written at the request of Frederick I, and prefaced by a letter from the emperor to the author.