Comments on: Hamlet, and his secret names http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/hamlet/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Nick http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/hamlet/#comment-210882 Nick Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:26:59 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=14329#comment-210882 Richard, Yes, your concern is addressed at length in the RES article, which I guess you didn't actually read. Since she links to it twice in this post and once in her bio, I find it hard to understand how you missed it. Richard,

Yes, your concern is addressed at length in the RES article, which I guess you didn’t actually read. Since she links to it twice in this post and once in her bio, I find it hard to understand how you missed it.

]]> By: Richard Bell http://blog.oup.com/2011/03/hamlet/#comment-209700 Richard Bell Wed, 09 Mar 2011 01:15:13 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=14329#comment-209700 But we know Shakespeare's source for the name Hamlet, and have always known it. The story comes from Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum where his name is Amleth. If one wants the etymology of Amleth, look in Danish or other Scandivaian sources. Why would Saxo Grammaticus have a Gaelic name for his character? But we know Shakespeare’s source for the name Hamlet, and have always known it. The story comes from Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum where his name is Amleth. If one wants the etymology of Amleth, look in Danish or other Scandivaian sources. Why would Saxo Grammaticus have a Gaelic name for his character?

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