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About this book
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] speaksâas almost no other historian ever has spokenâwith 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." âTed 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." â Modern Philology
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] speaksâas almost no other historian ever has spokenâwith 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." âTed 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." â Modern Philology
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Information
Publisher
University of Texas PressYear
2022Print ISBN
9780292730618eBook ISBN
9780292786967Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Introduction
- Snorriâs Foreword
- The Saga of the Ynglings
- The Saga of HĂĄlfdan the Black
- The Saga of Harald Fairhair
- The Saga of HĂĄkon the Good
- The Saga of Harald Graycloak
- The Saga of ĂlĂĄf Tryggvason
- Saint ĂlĂĄfâs Saga
- The Saga of MagnĂșs the Good
- The Saga of Harald Sigurtharson (Hardruler)
- The Saga of ĂlĂĄf the Gentle
- The Saga of MagnĂșs Barelegs
- The Saga of the Sons of MagnĂșs
- The Saga of MagnĂșs the Blind and Harald Gilli
- The Saga of the Sons of Harald
- The Saga of HĂĄkon the Broadshouldered
- The Saga of MagnĂșs Erlingsson
- Guide to Pronunciation
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- Footnotes