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'An accurate and readable translation'. Ruth Morse, British Book News. The first nine books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus have long been recognised as one of the major sources for the heroic and mythological traditions of northern Europe; however, they present many problems, because of the complexity of Saxo's Latin style and of the material he has brought together from many different fields. This edition offers the first English translation since 1893; the translation is followed by a detailed commentary, the only one to be published in either English or Danish, and a discussion of Saxo and his work, with an index. Reissue in one volume; first published 1979. -- Translation of major source for the legends of Scandinavian gods and heroes.