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1150–1206 · Danish historian
Also known as: Саксон Грамматик, ساكسو غراماتيكوس, 삭소 그라마티쿠스, サクソ・グラマティクス, 萨克索·格拉玛提库斯, ساكسو جراماتيكوس
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- Erläuterungen zu den ersten neun büchern der Dänischen geschichte des Saxo Grammaticus (1901)
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