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Gesta Danorum ( book 10 ), Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa and Eyrbyggja saga relate that in the early 980s, the exiled Swedish prince Styrbjörn the Strong brought the Jomsvikings to a devastating defeat against Styrbjörn's uncle Eric the Victorious at the Battle of the Fýrisvellir, Uppsala, in 984 or 985, while trying to take the crown of Sweden by force of arms.
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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.
Gesta Danorum (" Deeds of the Danes ") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus (" Saxo the Literate ", literally " the Grammarian ").
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
Gesta and book
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.
Parallels have been pointed out between Njörðr and the figure of Hadingus, attested in book I of Saxo Grammaticus ' 13th century work Gesta Danorum.
Additionally, Sleipnir is mentioned in a riddle found in the 13th century legendary saga Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks, in the 13th century legendary saga Völsunga saga as the ancestor of the horse Grani, and book I of Gesta Danorum, written in the 12th century by Saxo Grammaticus, contains an episode considered by many scholars to involve Sleipnir.
Sleipnir is generally considered as appearing in a sequence of events described in book I of Gesta Danorum.
The legacy of Saxo Grammaticus is the sixteen book heroic history of the Danes called Gesta Danorum.
Simek continues that the notion of an eternal battle and daily resurrection can be found in book I of Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum and in reports of the eternal battle of Hjaðningavíg.
William's first edition of the book was followed by the Gesta pontificum Anglorum ( Deeds of the English Bishops ) in 1125.
It also appears in part in book five of Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum and an account only the deaths of Angantýr and his eleven brothers appears in Arrow-Odd's saga.
The Gesta is in four books, the first two of which were written by Otto, and the remaining two, or part of them, by his pupil Ragewin, or Rahewin ; it has been argued that the third book and the early part of the fourth were also the work of Otto.
Horwendill is the name of a Jutish chieftain in Chronicon Lethrense and in Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum ( book 3 ).
The Gesta Danorum ( book 2 ) reports that Helgo was the brother of the Danish king Ro, but whereas Ro was king of the Danish lands, Helgo had inherited the sea.
In book two of Gesta Danorum, a female by the name of " Ruta " is mentioned:
In book six of Gesta Danorum, a figure by the name of " Rothi " is mentioned:
According to Gesta Danorum ( book 7 ), by Saxo Grammaticus, Hring was the son of the Swedish king Ingjald ( Ingild ) and the maternal nephew of the Danish king Harald Wartooth.
In Gesta Danorum ( book 7 ), Haki ( Hakon ) killed Sigar, avenging his brother Hagbard's death.
Parts of his story are also retold in Eyrbyggja saga, Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum ( book 10 ), Knýtlinga saga and Hervarar saga.
If the Chronicon Lethrense reports that the Swedes humiliated the Danes after Helghe's death, Saxo Grammaticus mentions nothing of this, but instead he has Helgo humiliate the Swedes in his Gesta Danorum, book 2.
The third book comprised two historical writings in Latin Hexameters: the Gesta Ottonis ( a history of the Ottonian houses 919-965 ) and the Primordia coenobii Gandeshemensis ( a history of her order from 846-919 ).
Saxo Grammaticus in his Gesta Danorum inserts the reign of Snow much later in Danish history, telling of him in book VIII among kings who reigned after the death of Harald War-tooth.
Saxo Grammaticus in Gesta Danorum ( book 6 ) refers to a similar version relating a magic transformation, but prefers or invents a more rational account in which Starkad tied the osier very tightly so that Víkar could hardly breathe and then stabbed Víkar with his sword.
In the account in book 6 of the Gesta Danorum's, in a parallel story about Ingeldus, the part assigned in prophecy to the unnamed warrior is played by Starkad.
Owing to the loose structure of the book, it was easy for a transcriber to insert any additional story into his own copy, and consequently the manuscripts of the Gesta Romanorum exhibit considerable variety.
This is the most comprehensive version from Gesta Danorum ( book 7 ).
This legend is told most fully in Gesta Danorum ( book 7 ).
In Saxo's Gesta Danorum book 7, he is referred to as a petty king and as the father of Hagbard and Haki, and of two other sons who were killed early in the feud with Sigar, Helwin and Hamund ( a namesake of his father's ).
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