The Works of Sven Aggesen: Twelfth-century Danish Historian (Viking Society for Northern Research Text) (Viking Society for Northern Research Text S.)

Translated with Introduction and Notes by Eric Christiansen. Sven Aggesen, also known as Aggessøn, Aggesøn or Aagesen, in Latin Sveno Aggonis (born around 1140 to 1150, death unknown) is the author of "Brevis historia regum Dacie", one of the first attempts to write a coherent history of Denmark covering the period 300 A.D. - 1185 A.D. PREFACE vii INTRODUCTION 1 (i) The Author 1 (ii) The Text and its Congeners 4 (iii) Lex Castrensis 7 (iv) Historia Compendiosa 18 (v) The Lost Genealogy 26 (vi) Translations 27 THE LAW OF THE RETAINERS OR OF THE COURT 31 SUPPLEMENT TO LEX CASTRENSIS 44 A SHORT HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF DENMARK 48 NOTES 75 To the Introduction 75 On the Law of the Retainers 86 On the Supplement to the Lex Castrensis 103 On the Short History 104 APPENDIX — SVEN'S FAMILY 141 ABBREVIATIONS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY 146 INDEXES 165 Introduction -- The Law Of The Retainers Or Of The Court -- Supplement To The Lex Castrensis -- A Short History Of The Kings Of Denmark -- Notes. Translated With Introduction And Notes By Eric Christiansen.