Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum

Target entity: Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum
Context triple: [Hamlet, influencedBy, Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum]

• A. Prose Edda
  The Prose Edda is a 13th-century Icelandic work by Snorri Sturluson that systematizes Norse mythology and serves as a key source for understanding the Old Norse gods, cosmology, and heroic legends.
• B. Heimskringla
  Heimskringla is a collection of Old Norse kings' sagas, traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson, that recount the lives and deeds of Norwegian monarchs from legendary times to the 12th century.
• C. Orkneyinga saga
  Orkneyinga saga is a medieval Icelandic narrative that recounts the history and legends of the Earls of Orkney and their Norse connections.
• D. Saga of Hákon the Good
  Saga of Hákon the Good is an Old Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of the Norwegian king Hákon I the Good, traditionally attributed to the Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson.
• E. Norse sagas
  Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum
Target entity description: Saxo Grammaticus’s Gesta Danorum is a 12th–13th century Latin chronicle of Danish history and legend that includes the Amleth story later adapted by Shakespeare into Hamlet.

• A. Prose Edda
  The Prose Edda is a 13th-century Icelandic work by Snorri Sturluson that systematizes Norse mythology and serves as a key source for understanding the Old Norse gods, cosmology, and heroic legends.
• B. Heimskringla
  Heimskringla is a collection of Old Norse kings' sagas, traditionally attributed to Snorri Sturluson, that recount the lives and deeds of Norwegian monarchs from legendary times to the 12th century.
• C. Orkneyinga saga
  Orkneyinga saga is a medieval Icelandic narrative that recounts the history and legends of the Earls of Orkney and their Norse connections.
• D. Saga of Hákon the Good
  Saga of Hákon the Good is an Old Norse kings' saga recounting the life and reign of the Norwegian king Hákon I the Good, traditionally attributed to the Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson.
• E. Norse sagas
  Norse sagas are medieval Icelandic prose narratives that recount the legendary heroes, gods, and historical events of the Norse and wider Scandinavian world.
• F. None of above. chosen