{"product_id":"saxo-grammaticus-the-history-of-the-danes-book-i-english-text-ii-commentary-9780859915021","title":"Saxo Grammaticus The History of the Danes Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA major source for the heroic and mythological traditions of northern Europe. '[The translation] is a masterpiece . . . the [Commentary] will doubtless prove of the greatest interest to historians.' ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'In the early years of the 13th century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a dignified and ambitious Latin account of their glorious past from the mythical past to the historical present - [He] collected the legends of Scandinavian gods and heroes, and arranged their exploits in a series of 'biographies' which ostensibly formed an unbroken sequence. He took his tales from a variety of sources, and readers will find his collection of myths, folklore and fabulous history fascinating - An accurate and readable translation of the nine mythological books based on the best scholarly edition'. -- RUTH MORSE * BRITISH BOOK NEWS. *","brand":"D. S. Brewer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018495918423,"sku":"9780859915021","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780859915021.jpg?v=1750777113","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/saxo-grammaticus-the-history-of-the-danes-book-i-english-text-ii-commentary-9780859915021","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}