ising ▁nearly ▁one - qu arter ▁of ▁the ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁entire ▁work , ▁ends ▁with ▁Ab sal on ' s ▁appointment ▁to ▁arch bishop ▁in ▁ 1 1 7 8 . ▁Since ▁this ▁book ▁is ▁so ▁large ▁and ▁Ab sal on ▁has ▁greater ▁importance ▁than ▁King ▁Val dem ar ▁I , ▁this ▁book ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁written ▁first ▁and ▁compr ised ▁a ▁work ▁on ▁its ▁own . ▁It ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁Sax o ▁then ▁en larg ed ▁it ▁with ▁Books ▁ 1 5 ▁and ▁ 1 6 , ▁telling ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁King ▁Val dem ar ▁I ' s ▁last ▁years ▁and ▁King ▁Can ute ▁VI ' s ▁first ▁years . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁Sax o ▁then ▁wrote ▁Books ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 3 . ▁Sv end ▁A ages en ' s ▁history ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁Bre vis ▁Historia ▁Reg um ▁D ac ie ▁( cir ca ▁ 1 1 8 6 ), ▁states ▁that ▁Sax o ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁write ▁about ▁" The ▁king - father ▁and ▁his ▁sons ," ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁King ▁S we yn ▁E str id son , ▁in ▁Books ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 3 . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁add ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁books . ▁This ▁would ▁also ▁explain ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁between ▁the ▁last ▁event ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁book ▁( Book ▁ 1 6 ) ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 2 0 8 ▁event ▁described ▁in ▁the