Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292786964
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 881
Book Description
A collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, from about 850 to 1177. Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and their descendants, Heimskringla recounts the history of the kings of Norway through the reign of Olaf Haraldsson, who became Norway’s patron saint. Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a national treasure, Heimskringla influenced the thinking and literary style of Scandinavia over several centuries. “[Snorri Sturluson] speaks—as almost no other historian ever has spoken—with the authority of a man whose masterful skills would have made him one of the formidable, foremost in any of the events he records. So he saturates even remotely past happenings with a gripping first-hand quality...Hollander’s translation is very good, fresh on every page . . . Wherever you open the book, the life grips you and you read on.” —Ted Hughes, New York Review of Books “Among the many contributions to world literature that ancient Iceland has given us, Heimskringla stands out as one of the truly monumental works. Among medieval European histories in the vernacular it has no equal.” —Modern Philology
The Stories of the Kings of Norway Called the Round World (Heimskringla)
Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 648
Book Description
Heimskringla
Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292786964
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 881
Book Description
A collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, from about 850 to 1177. Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and their descendants, Heimskringla recounts the history of the kings of Norway through the reign of Olaf Haraldsson, who became Norway’s patron saint. Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a national treasure, Heimskringla influenced the thinking and literary style of Scandinavia over several centuries. “[Snorri Sturluson] speaks—as almost no other historian ever has spoken—with the authority of a man whose masterful skills would have made him one of the formidable, foremost in any of the events he records. So he saturates even remotely past happenings with a gripping first-hand quality...Hollander’s translation is very good, fresh on every page . . . Wherever you open the book, the life grips you and you read on.” —Ted Hughes, New York Review of Books “Among the many contributions to world literature that ancient Iceland has given us, Heimskringla stands out as one of the truly monumental works. Among medieval European histories in the vernacular it has no equal.” —Modern Philology
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292786964
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 881
Book Description
A collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, from about 850 to 1177. Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and their descendants, Heimskringla recounts the history of the kings of Norway through the reign of Olaf Haraldsson, who became Norway’s patron saint. Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a national treasure, Heimskringla influenced the thinking and literary style of Scandinavia over several centuries. “[Snorri Sturluson] speaks—as almost no other historian ever has spoken—with the authority of a man whose masterful skills would have made him one of the formidable, foremost in any of the events he records. So he saturates even remotely past happenings with a gripping first-hand quality...Hollander’s translation is very good, fresh on every page . . . Wherever you open the book, the life grips you and you read on.” —Ted Hughes, New York Review of Books “Among the many contributions to world literature that ancient Iceland has given us, Heimskringla stands out as one of the truly monumental works. Among medieval European histories in the vernacular it has no equal.” —Modern Philology
The Stories of the Kings of Norway, Called The Round World (Heimskringla)
Author: Eiríkr Magnússon
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Publisher:
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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The Stories of the Kings of Norway, Called The Round World (Heimskringla)
Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher:
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 482
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The Stories of the Kings of Norway Called the Round World (Heimskringla)
Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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“The” Stories of the Kings of Norway Called the Round World (Heimskringla): The preface of Snorri Sturluson. The story of the Ynglings. The story of Halfdan the Black. The story of Harald Hairfair. The story of Hakon the Good. The story of King Harald Greycloak and of Earl Hakon the son of Sigurd. The story of King Olaf Tryggvison. Explanation of the metaphors of the verses. 1893
Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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The Heimskringla
Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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The stories of the kings of Norway, called the Round World (Heimskringla). 4
Author: Sturluson Snorri
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 515
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 515
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The Heimskringla; Or, Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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The Heimskringla
Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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