Saxo Grammaticus


[sak-soh gruh-mat-i-kuh s] /ˈsæk soʊ grəˈmæt ɪ kəs/
noun
1.
c1150–1206? Danish historian and poet.
Saxo Grammaticus
/ˈsæksəʊ ɡrəˈmætɪkəs/
noun
1.
?1150–?1220, Danish chronicler, noted for his Gesta Danorum, a history of Denmark down to 1185, written in Latin, which is partly historical and partly mythological, and contains the Hamlet (Amleth) legend

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