ations ▁▁ ▁Christ ier n ▁Ped ers en , ▁never ▁published ▁ca . ▁ 1 5 4 0 , ▁Lost ▁▁ ▁, ▁lost , ▁never ▁published ▁ca . ▁ 1 5 5 5 ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁, ▁ 2 ▁volumes ▁ ▁English ▁transl ations ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁, ▁ ▁Volume ▁ 1 ▁includes ▁books ▁I - X ▁and ▁Volume ▁ 2 ▁includes ▁books ▁XI - X VI . ▁ ▁Other ▁transl ations ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁[ Full ▁translation ▁on ▁Russian ▁by ▁And rey ▁D osa ev ▁in ▁two ▁vol s .] ▁ ▁G esta ▁Dan orum ▁is ▁also ▁translated ▁partially ▁in ▁other ▁English , ▁French ▁and ▁German ▁releases . ▁ ▁Ham let ▁▁ ▁C ertain ▁aspects ▁of ▁G esta ▁Dan orum ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁William ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁play ▁Ham let . ▁It ▁is ▁thought ▁that ▁Shakespeare ▁never ▁read ▁G esta ▁Dan orum , ▁and ▁instead ▁had ▁access ▁to ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁tale ▁describing ▁the ▁down fall ▁of ▁Am le th , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Den mark . ▁ ▁Sax o ' s ▁version , ▁told ▁of ▁in ▁Books ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 , ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Ham let . ▁In ▁Sax o ' s ▁version , ▁two ▁brothers , ▁Or v end il ▁and ▁F eng i ▁are ▁given ▁the ▁rule ▁over ▁J ut land ▁by ▁King ▁R ø rik ▁S lyn geb ond ▁of ▁the ▁Dan es . ▁ ▁So on ▁after , ▁Or v end il ▁mar ries ▁King ▁R ø rik ' s ▁daughter ,