'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'.
*BRITISH BOOK NEWS.*
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