Chronicon Lethrense
Chronicon Lethrense (Danish: Lejrekrøniken English: Chronicle of Lejre/Leire) is a small Danish medieval work from the late 12th century, written in Latin.[1][2][3]
Themes
Unlike
One of the noted aspects of Chronicon Lethrense is the writer's
The original version of Chronicon Lethrense is certainly a work of its own. Its stories are interesting and over time copies found its way to other places; there was a copy in the 13th-century Latin Annals of the
History
The chronicle is believed to have been composed in the second half of the 12th century, probably around 1170, or according to more recent scolarship, in the early 1190s, and preceded the writing of the far more famous and verbose Gesta Danorum by Saxo, with which it shares many traditions not found in other sources. The Chronicon Lethrense was one of Saxo's many sources.
The Chronicon Lethrense, as included in the
Authorship
Although the author is unknown, there is some conjecture that he may have been a
Further reading
- Chronicon Lethrense, in: Scriptores Minores Historiæ Danicæ, Vol. 1, ed. M.Ci. Gertz, Copenhagen 1917–18, p. 1-60, text on p. 43-53 (also as wikimedia djvu-file)
- Lotte Fang, Lejrekrøniken – en sagnkrønike, Copenhagen, Kolorit, 1993 ISBN 87-983352-3-5
- Lars Hemmingsen, By Word of Mouth: The Origins of Danish Legendary History, Ph.D. diss. University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2006, p. 389-467
- Mischa Hooker. "Chronicon Lethrense: Translation and comments". Retrieved January 26, 2024.
References
- ^ S.M. Anderson (2012). "Chronicon Lethrense". University of Bergen. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ Olrik, Jørgen (1901). "Krøniken om Lejrekongerne". Kjøbenhavn: Selskabet til Historiske Kildeskrifters Oversættelse. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ Stefánsson, Finn (December 2018). "Lejrekrøniken". Lejrekrøniken i Nordisk Mytologi, 2. udg. 2009, Gyldendal. Hentet 20. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ Mortensen, Lars Boje. "De første krøniker - Roskildekrøniken og Lejrekrøniken". De første krøniker - Roskildekrøniken og Lejrekrøniken i Dansk litteraturs historie, Mortensen og Schack (red.), 2006-09, Gyldendal. Hentet 18. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ 'Gesta Danorum pa danskæ. cod. Holm. B 77 og C 67', in: Gammeldanske Krøniker, ed. Marcus Lorenzen, Copenhagen, Samfund til udgivelse af Gammel Nordisk Litteratur, 1887-1913, part 1, p. 1-60. On the dating of the Gesta: Anders Leegaard Knudsen, Saxostudier og rigshistorie på Valdemar Atterdags tid, Kopenhagen 1994, p. 17-19.
- ^ E.V. Gordon, An Introduction to Old Norse, 1927, p. 146-149, 2nd ed. by A.R. Taylor, 1957, p. 165-168. See also the English translation of the Gesta by Peter Tunstall, also here (with the same misleading title).
- ^ Backdating of the Gesta also by Marijane Osborn, 'Princess Freawaru and Hamlet's Other Uncle', in: Medium Aevum 89 (2020), p. 356-373.
- ^ Knudsen, Saxostudier, p. 17-19.
- ^ S.M. Anderson (2012). "Chronicon Lethrense". University of Bergen. Retrieved December 1, 2018.