Saxo Grammaticus

Danish historian
Person human Q106837
Saxo Grammaticus
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1150
Date of death
1206, 1220[6]
Place of birth
Zealand
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[7]
Occupation
historian, writer
Religion or worldview
Christianity[10]
Notable work
Gesta Danorum[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
medieval Latin, Old Danish[21][22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Given name
Saxo[12]
Name in native language
Saxo Grammaticus[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Saxo Grammaticus ar ساكسو جراماتيكوس ar ساكسو غراماتيكوس cs Letopisec Saxon da Saxe da Saxo el Σάξων ο Γραμματικός el Σάξων ο Υψηλός es Sajon Gramatico es Sajon Gramático es Sajón Gramatico es Sajón Gramático es Saxo Gramatico es Saxo Gramático fa ساکسو گراماتیکوس fr Saxon le Grammairien he סאקסו גרמטיקוס he סאקסו he סקסו he סקסו גרמטיקוס
🔖 Identifiers · 123
VIAF cluster ID
4965156919257.6B (245.8M–4965156919257.6B, n=3)
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79117370
GND ID
118642251
ARLIMA ID
3343
American Academy in Rome ID
12379874
Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID
151061339
Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
saksas-gramatikas
BIBSYS ID
90102338
BabelNet ID
00069436n
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Babelio author ID
159310
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11923874r
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
saxo-grammaticus
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01318392
CIRDOC author ID
5095
CONOR.SI ID
338997091
CONOR.SR ID
3033703
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11847009
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
13497a
DBC author ID
87097968905575
DDB person (GND) ID
118642251
DLL Catalog author ID
A4930
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Saxo_-_historieskriver
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
SSaxoGrammaticus
De Agostini ID
Saxo+Grammaticus
Described at URL
adl.dk
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118642251
ELNET ID
a11206627
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
184202
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
shnG6
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
318000
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Saxo-Grammaticus
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
saxo-grammaticus
Enzyklopädie des europäischen Ostens ID
4296
FAST ID
1846119
FES digital collections entity ID
388640
FactGrid item ID
Roots of Evil
Film.ru person ID
saxo-grammaticus
Freebase ID
/m/0jmw0
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
saxo-grammaticus
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0061212
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Saxo
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
3528570
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
54779
IMDb ID
nm0334550
ISFDB author ID
282139
IdRef ID
027125033
Interlingual Index ID
i96823
IxTheo authority ID
07942869X
J9U entity ID
987007275568205171
KBR person ID
14451532
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
118642251
Kallías ID
PE00349621
Kinobox person ID
233044
Krugosvet article (archived)
istoriya/SAKSON_GRAMMATIK.html
Lex ID
Saxo
Libraries Australia ID
36557711
LibriVox author ID
13641
Libris-URI
dbqsp7sx241n3bn
Lithuania Minor Encyclopedia ID
saksas-gramatikas
Lokalhistoriewiki.no article ID
Saxo_Grammaticus
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
05312/eu_s_1316/s1316
NDL Authority ID
00474484
NE.se ID
saxo
NL CR AUT ID
jn19990007379
NLA Trove people ID
1291270
NSK (VIAF) ID
000185066
NUKAT ID
n00023151
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/352FFC2C-0E8C-4546-9AF0-B933245F8F5F
National Library of Greece ID
153639
National Library of Iceland ID
000037430
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000099630
National Library of Latvia ID
000261488
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:8ur;=B/
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810680320305606
National Library of Portugal ID
649569
National Library of Russia ID
77110982
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX952661
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070781214
Obálky knih ID
jn19990007379
Online Books Page author ID
Saxo, Grammaticus, -approximately 1204
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3972752
Open Library ID
OL351179A
OpenMLOL author ID
176389
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100443825
PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
155385
Parsifal cluster ID
759775
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1402277
Project Gutenberg author ID
538
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
45086
RILM ID
134863
Regensburg Classification
FY 41688
Runeberg author ID
saxo
SBN author ID
MILV035181
SEARCH on line catalogue ID
68590
SELIBR ID
89908
SHARE Catalogue author ID
744k (200k–744k, n=3)
Sandrart.net person ID
2205
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID
41884
Swedish Literature Bank Author ID
Saxo
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/48589
TMDB person ID
1466329
Topic's main category
Category:Saxo Grammaticus
Treccani ID
saxo-grammaticus
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
saxo-grammaticus
Unifrance person ID
314797
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
1707
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1088180
Unz Review author ID
GrammaticusSaxo
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10093181
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/9224
Wellcome Collection concept ID
kkasn8z4
Wolfram Language entity code
Entity["Concept", "SaxoGrammaticus::j46c5"]
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11303507-n
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjGCt7XMD9hCRqFVf88WtC

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Occupation 2
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Notable work 1
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Summary

Saxo Grammaticus was born in 1150[1] in Zealand[2]. He died in 1206[3]. He worked as a historian[4] and writer[5].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Saxo Grammaticus include 10462 Saxogrammaticus[24], an asteroid[25].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include Gesta Danorum[26], a written work[27] and Skjöldunga saga[28], a written work[29], written by Arngrímur Jónsson[30]. Entities named for him include 10462 Saxogrammaticus[24], an asteroid[25].

FAQs

Where was Saxo Grammaticus born?

Saxo Grammaticus was born in Zealand[2].

What did Saxo Grammaticus do for work?

Saxo Grammaticus worked as a historian[4] and writer[5].

Where did Saxo Grammaticus go to school?

Saxo Grammaticus was educated at Roskilde Cathedral School[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Chronica Jutensis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. academia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . theodora.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . EB-11 / Saxo Grammaticus. wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 11w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BabelNet ID → 00069436n
    Arabic Ontology lexical concept ID → 151061339
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  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 8B8B-8644-4012-DB14-5CDA
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  3. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → shnG6
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  4. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    FES digital collections entity ID → 388640
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  5. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0001625-Saxo-Grammaticus-asi-1150asi-1220
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: p0001625-Saxo-Grammaticus-asi-1150asi-1220, batch #259473"
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