The Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, Vol. 2 of 2: Translated (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, Vol. 2 of 2: TranslatedThe king prepared to give them chase with his mutil ated ships, but soon the waves broke through; and though he was very heavily laden with his armour, he began to swim off among the rest, having become more anxious to save his own life than to attack that of others. The bows plunged over into the sea, the tide &#64258;ooded in and swept the rowers from their seats. When Erik and Roller saw this they instantly &#64258;ung themselves into the deep water, spurning danger, and by swimming picked up the king, who was tossing about. Thrice the waves had poured over him and borne him down when Erik caught him by the hair, and lifted him out of the sea. The remaining crowd of the wrecked either sank in the waters, or got with trouble to the land. The king was stripped of his dripping attire and swathed round with dry garments, and the water poured in &#64258;oods from his chest as he kept belching it; his voice also seemed to fail under the exhaustion of continual pantings. At last heat was restored to his limbs, which were numbed with cold and his breathing became quicker. He had not fully got back his strength, and could sit but not rise. Gradually his native force returned. But when he was asked at.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The History of the Danes, Books I-IX

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The History of the Danes :Volume 1 English Text

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In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a History of the Danes, an account of their glorious past from the legendary kings and heroes of Denmark to the historical present. It is one of the major sources for the heroic and mythological traditions of northern Europe, though the complex Latin style and the wide range of material brought together from different sources have limited its use. Here Hilda Ellis Davidson, a specialist in Scandinavian mythology, together with the translator Peter Fisher, provides a full English edition; each of the first nine books is preceded by an introductory summary, and a detailed commentary follows on the folklore and life and customs of twelfth-century Denmark - including the sources of Hamlet, of which Saxo gives the earliest known account. HILDA ELLIS DAVIDSON's other books include The Sword in Anglo-Saxon England; PETER FISHER is also the translator of Olaus Magnus: A Description of the Northern Peoples.

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Saxonis Grammatici Historia Danica V2: Opus Morte Mulleri Interruptum (1858)

Muller, Petrus Erasmus

Velschow, Joannes Matthias

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Saxonis Grammatici Historia Danica V2: Opus Morte Mulleri Interruptum (1858) (English and Latin Edition)

The First Nine Books Of The Danish History Of Saxo Grammaticus

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The First Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus

Elton, Oliver

Powell, F York 1850-1904

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Saxonis Grammatici Gesta Danorum (Classic Reprint) (Latin Edition)

Saxo Grammaticus, or ÒThe LetteredÓ, one of the notable historians of the Middle Ages, may fairly be called not only the earliest chronicler of Denmark, but her earliest writer, states the preface.

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