Editing Gesta Danorum (section)

==== Book 3 ====
Book 3 begins with the story of a Swedish prince, [[Höðr|Hother]], in an alternate version of the story of Höðr and the death of the god [[Baldr]] (here presented as a false god named Balderus). Hother eventually does become King in Denmark after the deaths of Rolf Krake and his usurper [[Heoroweard|Hiartuar]].

The second half of the book introduces [[Amleth]], as a grandson of the Danish king [[Hrœrekr Ringslinger|Rorik]]. Amleth's father was murdered by his uncle, the governor of [[Jylland]]. Amleth pretends to be a fool in fear of his uncle who has married his mother. He is sent to Britain by his uncle to be put to death, but secretly rewrites the death warrant and instead marries the daughter of the king. Then he returns to Denmark and kills his uncle. This story was later told by Shakespeare as ''[[Hamlet]]''.