Frederik Winkel Horn
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- See also Frederik Winkel-HornFrederik Winkel-HornFrederik Winkel-Horn, born Frederik Horn , Danish writer.From 1812 he called himself Winkel-Horn.-Works:* Verdensalt, 1834* Min aandige Skjerv, 1837...
(1756-1837)
Frederik Winkel Horn (July 19, 1845 – November 17, 1898), was a Danish
Denmark
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historian
Historian
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and translator
Translation
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. Original archaeologist.
Works
- Mennesket i forhistorisk tid, 1874 (culture in the old norseOld NorseOld Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
time) - Nordiske heltesagaer, 1876 (Norse sagaNorse sagaThe sagas are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, the battles that took place during the voyages, about migration to Iceland and of feuds between Icelandic families...
) - Peder Syv, 1878 (study of Peder Syv) PhD dissertation
- Den danske litteraturs historie, 2 vol., 1881 (Danish literature history)
- Dansk Læsebog for skolernes mellemste og højere klasser, 1883 (Co-authored with Otto Borchsenius)
- Grundtvigs liv og gerning, 1883 (biography of Nicolai Grundtvig)
- Jomsvikingerne, 1895 (Saga history of scandianvian)
Translations (to Danish)
- Den ældre Edda, 1869 (The poetic EddaPoetic EddaThe Poetic Edda is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius. Along with Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, the Poetic Edda is the most important extant source on Norse mythology and Germanic heroic legends, and from the early 19th century...
) - Billeder af livet paa Island, 3 vol., 1871-1876 (the Iceland sagas)
- E. Bellamy, Anno 2000-1889, 1889 (Novel)
- Saxo Grammaticus, Danmarks historie, 1896-1898 (Gesta DanorumGesta DanorumGesta Danorum is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus . It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essential source for the nation's early history...
) - Ludvig Holbergs levnedsbreve, 1897 (about Ludvig HolbergLudvig HolbergLudvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian double monarchy, who spent most of his adult life in Denmark. He was influenced by Humanism, the Enlightenment and the Baroque...
) - Michael Kohlhas og andre Fortaellinger, 1897 (about Michael Kohlhas)