| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 216 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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CARMEN monographs and studies |
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CARMEN monographs and studies.
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| Contents |
Denmark and the Baltic in the thirteenth century -- The work -- Political conceptions -- Euhemerism and the East in Saxo Grammaticus -- Virtues and values in Saxo Grammaticus : the four cardinal virtues -- The thematic of the counsellor -- Conclusion remarks -- Gesta Danorum/List of Abbreviations -- Other primary sources -- Appendix 1: List of the kings in the books I to VIII of the Gesta Danorum -- Appendix 2: Rulers and archbihops of Denmark in relation to the events in Baltic, empire and papacy -- Appendix 3: Genealogy of the Valdemarian kings |
| Summary |
"This works analyzes the transitions of the twelfth to thirteenth centuries in Denmark, particularly in the context of the Northern Crusades. Our main primary source is the Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus, a Danish cleric"--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Christianity in Scandinavia |
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Denmark |
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Medieval Scandinavia |
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Northern Crusades |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and indexes |
| Notes |
In English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Saxo, Grammaticus, -approximately 1204. Gesta Danorum.
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Saxo, Grammaticus, -approximately 1204 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Saxo, Grammaticus, -approximately 1204 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Saxo, Grammaticus, -approximately 1204. Gesta Danorum
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Saxo, Grammaticus, -approximately 1204 fast |
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Gesta Danorum (Saxo, Grammaticus) fast |
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Crusades.
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Clergy -- Political activity -- Denmark -- History -- To 1500
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Hegemony -- Denmark -- History -- To 1500
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HISTORY / Europe / Scandinavia
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LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval
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Clergy -- Political activity
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Crusades
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Hegemony
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Kings and rulers
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| SUBJECT |
Denmark -- History -- To 1241.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85036771
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Baltic Sea Region -- History
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Denmark -- Kings and rulers -- History
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Denmark -- Church history
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Baltic Sea Region -- Church history
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| Subject |
Denmark
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Europe -- Baltic Sea Region
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2016050562 |
| ISBN |
9781942401148 |
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1942401140 |
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1641899417 |
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9781641899413 |
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