THE NINE BOOKS OF THE DANISH HISTORY OF SAXO GRAMMATICUS IN ONE VOLUME Translated by Oliver Elton With Some Considerations on Saxo's Sources, Historical Methods and Folk-Lore By Frederick York Powell Oliver Elton's Translation of the Nine Books of The Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus was published in two volumes by the Norroena Society in 1905, and is now in the public domain. It is available in various digital formats from a number of sources on the internet. The contents of this book are of great interest to Heathens. Our goal was to make Saxo's writings available in print at an affordable price. We've included Frederick Powell's introductory materials and all of the illustrations from the original 1905 edition of the book. The appendixes and index of the 1905 edition have been excluded. Any profits made from this book, will go directly to our fund to build a Hof and Hall in the Heartland of the United States. While the contents of this book are in the public domain, the design and format of this book are copyright © 2012 by Mark Ludwig Stinson. All rights reserved. Published by Jotun's Bane Kindred Temple of Our Heathen Gods P.O. Box 618 Liberty, MO 64069 http://heathengods.com
[email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TO SAXO GRAMMATICUS By Frederick York Powell Saxo's Position 1 Life of Saxo 2 Saxo's Danish History 4 Literary History of Saxo's Work 5 Manuscript Fragments 7 Saxo as a Writer 8 Folklore Index 9 Political Institutions 9 Customary Law 12 Statute Laws 19 War 25 Social Life 30 Supernatural Beings 31 Funderal