Saxo Grammaticus

Saxo Grammaticus

Hierocratical Conceptions and Danish Hegemony in the Thirteenth Century

  • Auteur: Muceniecks, André Szczawlinska
  • Éditeur: Arc Humanities Press
  • Collection: CARMEN Monographs and Studies
  • ISBN: 9781942401131
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781942401148
  • Lieu de publication:  York , United Kingdom
  • Année de publication électronique: 2017
  • Mois : Février
  • Pages: 236
  • DDC: 948.9/015
  • Langue: Anglais
Denmark of the twelfth to thirteenth centuries was a place of transitions, and this volume analyzes that period through the lens of the <i>Gesta Danorum </i>of Saxo Grammaticus and other sources. The <i>Gesta</i> defends not only hierocratic conceptions but the Danish hegemonic project in the Baltic - which was grounded in the crusade movements. Such movements are presented through complex language and imagery about a glorious past brought to bear on the projects in the thirteenth century while internal tensions strengthen the monarchic and ecclesiastical institutions.
  • Cover
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1 — Denmark and the Baltic in the Thirteenth Century
  • Chapter 2 — The Work
  • Chapter 3 — Political Conceptions
  • Chapter 4 — Euhemerism and the East in Saxo Grammaticus
  • Chapter 5 — Virtues and Values in Saxo Grammaticus: The Four Cardinal Virtues
  • Chapter 6 — The Thematic of the Counsellor
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1 — List of the Kings in Books I–VIII of the Gesta Danorum
  • Appendix 2 — Rulers and Archbishops of Denmark in Relation to Events in the Baltic, the Empire, and the Papacy
  • Appendix 3 — Genealogy of the Valdemarian Kings
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Persons
  • Index of Places and Peoples
  • Index of Authors and Primary Sources

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