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Gesta Danorum (The History of the Danes) influenced The Northman
Added by Media Influence Map · 12 October 2026
The influence
Gesta Danorum The History of the Danes
Nonfiction · 1200
The work it shaped
The Northman
Film · 2022
The evidence
The Northman is based primarily on the legend of Amleth as written by Saxo Grammaticus in the Gesta Danorum, the same legend that is the direct source of Hamlet.
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