What is Gesta Danorum?
{{italic title}} [[File:Saxo original 001.jpg|thumb|Page 1 of ''Gesta Danorum'']] '''''Gesta Danorum''''' (Deeds of the [[Danish people|Danes]]) is a [[chronicle]] of [[Denmark|Danish]] history. It was written by the 12th century historian [[Saxo Grammaticus]]. This work is the most significant for the Danish nation's early history. ''Gesta Danorum'' consists of sixteen books written in [[Latin]]. [[Category:History books]] [[Category:Norse mythology]] [[Category:12th century in Europe]] [[Category:Danish culture]] [[Category:12th-century books]]