Editing Gesta Danorum (section)

==== Book 1 ====
The first book is mostly Saxo's original work, sharing little with other primary works, but taking some inspiration from Ancient Greek epics. It very briefly covers the rule of the eponymous founder of the Danish nation, [[Dan_(king)|Dan]], but also his brother [[Angul (mythology)|Angul]], his sons [[Humblus|Humble]] and [[Lotherus|Lother]], and Dan's grandson, [[Skjöldr|Skiold]], whose son, [[Gram of Denmark|Gram]] is the first Danish king to be given some detail, his reign revolves around conquering Sweden and Finland, only to die in a battle. Most of the book deals with the adventures of [[Hadingus|Hading]], the son of Gram and [[Finnish people|Finnish]] princess, [[Signe (Finnish princess)|Signe]]. Here the adventure concerns the loss of Denmark to the Swedes as well as Hading's attempts to reclaim it with the help of giants and Odin. The book concludes with Hading's suicide after hearing of his friend's death.