Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292730618
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 890
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Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and their descendants, Snorri Sturluson tells us how scions of those descendants, the Swedish kings, colonised and subdued Norway, shire by shire, until King Harald Fairhair united the whole realm. The long line of his successors ruled Norway with varying fortunes, achieving, at one time, a far-flung dominion encompassing a major part of the British Isles and Denmark, besides the homeland. Great missionary kings, especially Olaf Haraldsson (who was later canonised and became the patron saint of Norway), introduced Christianity, and with it southern and western influences. Other rulers weakened the kingdom by their fratricidal struggles or wars with pretenders. Through the whole history, one senses the gradual rise of a national awareness. Snorri Sturluson is, without compare, the greatest historian of the Middle Ages. His work reflects the attitudes of his own troubled times and country, the Iceland of the thirteenth century, torn by bloody feuds.
Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Author: Snorri Sturluson
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN: 8027247322
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1331
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This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Heimskringla is a collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings, beginning with the saga of the legendary Swedish dynasty of the Ynglings, followed by accounts of historical Norwegian rulers from Harald Fairhair of the 9th century up to the death of the pretender Eystein Meyla in 1177.Contents:Kings' SagasYnglinga SagaHalfdan the Black SagaHarald Harfager's SagaHakon the Good's SagaSaga of King Harald Grafeld and of Earl Hakon Son of SigurdKing Olaf Trygvason's SagaSaga of Olaf Haraldson (St. Olaf)Saga of Magnus the GoodSaga of Harald HardradeSaga of Olaf KyrreMagnus Barefoot's SagaSaga of Sigurd the Crusader and His Brothers Eystein and OlafSaga of Magnus the Blind and of Harald GilleSaga of Sigurd, Inge, and Eystein, the Sons of HaraldSaga of Hakon HerdebreidMagnus Erlingson's Saga
Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 648
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Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Author: Sturluson Snorri
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 515
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Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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Author: Snorri Sturlason
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780526308767
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 608
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Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 410
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Author: Snorri Sturluson
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Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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