"The Acts of the Danes" (Gesta Danorum) by Saxo Grammar (c. 1140-1206/1220) is the main source on the history of medieval Denmark and in many other Scandinavian countries from ancient times to the end of the 12th century. Many historical stories and legends have survived to this day only in Saxo’s retelling. The chronicle is composed of 16 books written in Latin. The first books included in the first (mythological) volume of the Acts present Scandinavian legends and legends. The Acts of the Danes was first published in 1514 in Paris. It was published in full in Russian for the first time. The publication is illustrated and equipped with scientific equipment. For a wide range of history buffs. CONTENTS: Title 1 Abstract 5 Contents 6 I.A. Nastenko. Publisher's Preface 8 List of Abbreviations 16 Stories of Danish Kings and Heroes 17 Preface to the 1514 Edition 18 Prologue to the "Danish History" 23 Book One 33 Book Two 59 Book Three 89 Book Four 117 Book Five 140 Book Six 193 Book Seven 233 Book Eight 274Book Nine 321Book Ten 345Appendices 387K. Fris-Jensen. From the preface to the 2015 Oxford edition 388 A.S. Dosaev. Translator's Notes 408Comments on Volume I 441Comments on the Prologue 441Comments on Book I 445Comments on Book II 453Comments on Book III 464Comments on Book IV 470Comments on Book V 474Comments on Book VI 489Comments on Book VII 495Comments on Book VIII 507Comments on Book IX 519Comments on Book X 531Royal dynasty of Denmark according to Saxo Grammar (genealogical tables) 553Illustrations 562Fragments of the manuscripts of the “Acts of the Danes” that have survived to this day 561Rune stones in Jelling (Denmark) 571Olaus Magnus. Carta marina. 1539 572Exhibits of the Viking Ship Museum at the University of Oslo (Norway) 574Modern reconstructions of Viking ships 575Memories of Arkon 576MAPS 577List of historical kings of Denmark 582Index of personal names and place names 583List of illustrations for Volume I 605