The Dynasty of Dan: Danish Origins in the Lejre Chronicle, Saxo and Beyond
This article explores the relatively overlooked pioneering chronicle Chronicon Lethrense and its vernacular Swedish adaptation, Een deel aff danske krönike j hedendomen, with a focus on the relationship between the Danish royal dynasty established by the eponymous King Dan and the kings of Sweden. P...
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| Médium: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
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2025
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| On-line přístup: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Shrnutí: | This article explores the relatively overlooked pioneering chronicle Chronicon Lethrense and its vernacular Swedish adaptation, Een deel aff danske krönike j hedendomen, with a focus on the relationship between the Danish royal dynasty established by the eponymous King Dan and the kings of Sweden. Particular attention is given to the story of the origin of the Danish dynasty. The evolution of this narrative is traced through Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum, later medieval Danish works, such as the Annales Ryenses and the Compendium Saxonis, and Johannes Magnus’s Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus. |
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