Saxo's works were received enthusiastically by Renaissance era scholars, who were curious about the pre-Christian history and legends. Saxo's portrayals of history have been seen to differ greatly from those of his contemporaries, especially Norwegian and Icelandic, including portrayals of various historical characters as either heroes or villains. There are also differences between Saxo's work and that of the fellow Danish historian Sven Aggesen from the same era.
Saxo's works were recei.ved enthusiastically by Renaissance era scholars, who were curious about the pre-C,hristian history and legends. Saxo's portrayals of hist.ory have been seen to differ greatly from those of his contemporaries, especially Norwegian and Icelandic including portrayals of various historical characters as either heroes or villains There are also differences between Saxo's work and that of the fellow Danish historian Sven Aggesen from the same era