Amleth, Prince of Denmark From the Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus by Saxo Grammaticus

Amleth, Prince of Denmark From the Gesta Danorum of Saxo Grammaticus

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Saxo Grammaticus

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Shakespeare's "Hamlet" is not a wholly original story, but is the greatest retelling of the legend of Amleth, recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus four centuries before Shakespeare. Saxo's tale is a highly entertaining adventure in it...

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