History of the Danes

By Saxo Grammaticus , Peter Fisher ,

When you buy books, we may earn a commission that helps keep our lights on (or join the rebellion as a member).

Why read it?

1 author picked History of the Danes as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

While Snorri wrote in his native Old Norse in Iceland, unbeknownst to him, a Danish writer remembered as Saxo the Grammarian ('Grammaticus') was writing a monumental history of the Danish kingdom in Latin. Since the old gods were held to be the ancestors of the royal families of medieval Scandinavia, Saxo spends quite a bit of time in the first nine books of 'The History of the Danes' retelling their stories. Many fans of Norse mythology who read the Eddas still never approach Saxo's work, which in fact has been mined in recent centuries for many rich details that are…

From Jackson's list on Norse myths from direct sources.

If you love History of the Danes...

Ad

Book cover of The Beatles and the 1960s: Reception, Revolution, and Social Change

The Beatles and the 1960s by Kenneth L. Campbell,

The Beatles are widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band in history and their career has been the subject of many biographies. Yet the band's historical significance has not received sustained academic treatment to date. In The Beatles and the 1960s, Kenneth L. Campbell uses The…

Want books like History of the Danes?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 100 books like History of the Danes.

Browse books like History of the Danes

Book cover of Norse Myths: A Guide to the Gods and Heroes
Book cover of The Poetic Edda: Stories of the Norse Gods and Heroes
Book cover of Edda

Share your top 3 reads of 2024!

And get a beautiful page showing off your 3 favorite reads.

2,352

readers submitted
so far, will you?

Ad

📚 If you like History of the Danes, you might also like...

Book cover of Doctors at War: The Clandestine Battle against the Nazi Occupation of France

Doctors at War by Ellen Hampton,

Doctors at War: The Clandestine Battle against the Nazi Occupation of France takes readers into the moral labyrinth of the Occupation years, 1940-45, to examine how the medical community dealt with the evil authority imposed on them. Anti-Jewish laws prevented many doctors from practicing, inspiring many to form secret medical…

Book cover of Ancient Evenings: Nine Pyrrhonian Dialogues

Ancient Evenings by Adrian Kuzminski,

Ancient Evenings is a study of consciousness presented as a series of fictional philosophical dialogues set at the height of the Roman Empire. These dialogues—on good and evil, truth and falsehood, life and death—are historical re-enactments of what persons representing the major Hellenistic schools of philosophy might actually have said…

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in Denmark, Norse mythology, and the Poetic Edda?

Denmark 40 books
Norse Mythology 63 books
The Poetic Edda 10 books