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Saxo Grammaticus

Saxo Grammaticus (c. 12th and 13th centuries)

“There is less safety, though more pomp, in the palace than in the cottage.”

  • From The Danish History (Book 1) by Saxo Grammaticus, translated by Oliver Elton (Norroena Society, 1905) and edited for reprint by Douglas B. Killings (2012).

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