![]() ![]() Saxo’s Amleth is in turn based on a Scandinavian saga from the 10th or 11th centuries, which was recorded by an Icelandic author called Snow Bear, in which a character named Amlothi appears.īut literary research in 2011 suggests that Hamlet, or at least the story that inspired the famous character, was not Danish. Saxo tells the story of Amleth, of which Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a beginner’s level anagram. ![]() ![]() It has long served as an important source work for Denmark’s early medieval history. Saxo’s book, which roughly translates from Latin as ‘Deeds of the Danes’, is a patriotic compilation of stories about Denmark and Scandinavia.
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