Shieldmaidens in the Gesta Danorum (I-IX): The collective literary imaginary and history

In this thesis, I will investigate whether shieldmaidens’ symbolic meaning in the collective imaginary had originates in a timeless heritage or whether they are the re-elaboration of specific figures.

Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes by Grammaticus, Saxo

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In the early years of the thirteenth century the Danish writer Saxo Grammaticus provided his people with a History of the Danes, an account of

Gesta Danorum - Deeds of the Danes

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