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4.5
I recently bought the story of Amleth by Saxo Grammaticus Charles River edition through another well known online retailer, partly because the only version I could find on Amazon was a not inexpensive paperback with a 1 to 4 week waiting period.Saxo Grammaticus was a Danish historian and storyteller believed to have lived in the latter part of the twelfth century. Essentially, he was the first person to put the history of Denmark to paper. His history refer to 9 books of the Gesta Danorum, and the best known of which is Books 3 and 4 containing the story of Amleth, subsequently translated into French and embellished by de Belleforest, and made eternally famous by Shakespeare's play Hamlet.Whether you are interested in Shakespeare, Danish history or mythology I think you will find this story interesting, as it has many differences from the play Hamlet including Amleth's adventures in England, and romantic escapades in both England and Scotland with the Queen Hermuturde who loved and hated men in equal mesure, and reputed to kill her suitors. So, if you want to get the story for free here now is your opportunity.The Kindle edition is properly organised and free of typos at least from what I have read so far. As I write, it has not been properly formatted for Kindle, which means that some of the typical search abilities such as looking for specific words are absent, but it can still be read by normal means. It may help you to know that Amleth begins around location 2100.I definitely recommend this edition. I can only speak so far to Amleth being a great story. I think you will enjoy it, and I hope this review was helpful.
