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Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally "the Grammarian"). [1] It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essential source for the nation's early history. [ 2 ]
Saxo Grammaticus (c. 1150 – c. 1220), also known as Saxo cognomine Longus, was a Danish historian, theologian and author. He is thought to have been a clerk or secretary to Absalon , Archbishop of Lund , the main advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark .
In the late 12th century Saxo Grammaticus wrote Gesta Danorum. During the 16th century, the Lutheran Reformation came to Denmark. During this era, Christiern Pedersen translated the New Testament into Danish and Thomas Kingo composed hymns. Fine poetry was created in the early 17th century by Anders Arrebo (1587–1637).
Benny Andersen , songwriter, poet, author, composer, pianist; a member of the Danish Academy since 1972, and "probably Denmark's most popular poet", according to DR, the Danish public broadcasting organization. [2] Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), poet and author; Vita Andersen (1944–2021), writer and poet; Kristian Arentzen (1823 ...
Ursula Andkjær Olsen (born 1970) is a Danish poet. She has published a dozen poetry collections, two of which have been translated into English and published as Third-Millennium Heart (2017) and Outgoing Vessel (2021). Olsen is one of Denmark's most prominent and critically acclaimed contemporary poets.
Olga Sofia Ravn (born 27 September 1986) [1] is a Danish poet and novelist. Her works have received international critical acclaim. Her works have received international critical acclaim. She is also a translator and has worked as a literary critic for Politiken and several other Danish publications.
The Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus wrote that Starkad was the son of Stórvirkr (Storwerk/Storuerkus) and saved himself from a shipwreck. He entered the service of the Danish king Frotho and was given a ship so that he could patrol the shores. No man was Starkad's equal as he was endowed with a superhuman size and a noble disposition.
Anders Sørensen Vedel (9 November 1542 – 13 February 1616) [1] was a Danish priest and historian. He translated the Gesta Danorum by Saxo Grammaticus into Danish in 1575, and published the influential "Hundredvisebogen" in 1591.