The Gesta Danorum (Books I-IX) on Eormenric
The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Political Institutions.
attestation: Eormenric is noted as an exceptional serf-king whose noble birth redeemed the blot of captivity.
"the serf-king Eormenric (cf. Guthred-Canute of Northumberland), whose noble birth washed out this blot of his captivity"
attestation: Eormenric possessed a great fort and treasure house, which may have actually existed historically.
"as Eormenric, whose palace may well have really existed"
The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > War.
- attestation: Eormenric used tortures on his prisoners, which was regarded with dislike.
"the cruelty of Eormenric, who used tortures to his prisoners"
The Danish History, > Books I-Ix > Folk-Tales.
- attestation: Eormenric escaped captivity among the Scythians using the device of dressing up a dummy covered with clothes while he fled.
"The device, as old as David's wife, of dressing up a dummy (here a basket with a dog inside, covered outside with clothes), while the hero escapes, is told of Eormenric"