The heimskringla old norse, the circle of the world is the best known of the old norse kings sagas, recounting the lives of famous scandinavian kings. The prose edda is a text on old norse poetics, written about 1200 by the icelandic poet and politican snorri sturlson, who also wrote the heimskringla. Read the heimskringla by snorri sturluson available from rakuten kobo. Snorri sturlusons most popular book is the prose edda. The prose edda snorri sturluson this is likewise one of the factors by obtaining the soft documents of this the prose. The heimskringla of snorri sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of norway, from about a. Heimskringla history of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson. Buy a cheap copy of heimskringla book by snorri sturluson. Heimskringlaynglinga saga wikisource, the free online library. Books by snorri sturluson sorted by popularity project. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world. Snorri sturluson has 185 books on goodreads with 29898 ratings.
Already in his time a number of kings sagas were known. Hollander translated with introduction and notes by lee m. Madly ye acted, who set free the forest foe, red fire, night thief. Being snorris own tales of the kings of norway, the book is composed of many short passages detailing the histories of various kings. He was threetime elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. The is a revised update of an early everyman edition of snorri s heimskringla that was originally translated by samuel laing in the 1840s.
History of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson, paperback. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 180 pages and is available in paperback format. Free download or read online the prose edda pdf epub book. Hollander, is an excellent english translation of snorris work on norwegian kings. The heimskringla by snorri sturluson by snorri sturluson. Of the main manuscripts or copies of lost manuscripts giving us the text of heimskringla kringla, jofraskinna, codex frisianus, not one mentions snorri as the author.
Livessaga of the norse kings, edda, egils saga, heimskringla or, the chronicle of the kings of norway, king haralds saga, snorre sturlason, the discoveries of the norsemen on the northeast coast of america, the younger edda. Aug 19, 2019 heimskringla is the best known of the old norse kings sagas. The main characters of this classics, history story are. Snorri was born in western iceland in 1179, the son of a great chieftain, and early in his career won a reputation at home and in. The revisions are done by jacqueline simpson and peter foote, who for some strange reason revise the prose texts and supply new introductions but leave samuel laings strange verse adaptions of scaldic poetry untouched, which in my opinion would have. The extensive annotations and clarifications make this an ideal reference work for navigating the labyrinth of icelandic and norse sagas and other literature from the scandinavian side of the sea.
The heimskringla ebook by snorri sturluson rakuten kobo. The only english translation to include the complete work a musthave for all students of early norse literature. Young written by icelands most versatile literary genius, snorri sturluson s prose edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. The first edition of the novel was published in 1220, and was written by snorri sturluson. It was written in old norse in heimskringla is a collection of sagas about swedish and norwegian kings, beginning with the saga of the legendary swedish dynasty of the. Heimskringlaking olaf trygvasons sagapart i wikisource. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda and the heimskringla, a history of the norwegian kings that begins with legendary material and moves through to early medieval scandinavian history. One of these is known as fagrskinna the fair parchment but its real title is noregs konungatal, the kings of norway. Snorri sturlusons fame as a historianhis main work is the 16 sagas included in heimskringla c. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1178791241 ca. When snorri sturluson wrote his famous sagas about the norwegian kings the heimskringla he was not the first to do so. First written about 1230 by icelandic scholar and poet snorri sturluson various spellings. Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1179 1242 ca.
Tales from norse mythology by snorri sturluson, jean i young translator online at alibris. Snorri sturluson simple english wikipedia, the free. The best of them, kringla, was written about twenty years after snorris death. Sturluson, snorri article about sturluson, snorri by the. The name heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, derived from the first two words of one of the manuscripts kringla heimsins, the circle of the world. Snorri sturluson was descended from the house of the sturlungs, which waged a struggle for power in the first half of the th century. The identification of snorri as author of heimskringla is all the more tempting, as he seems better equipped for it than any of his contemporaries by education, background and political experience. Taken from the heimskringlasnorri sturlusons complete account of norway from prehistoric times to 1177this is a brilliantly human depiction of the turbulent life and savage death of the last great norse warriorking. Gylfin harhanaky gylfaginning finnish snorri sturluson downloads. The name heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, derived from the first two words of one of the manuscripts kringla heimsins. First written about 1230 by icelandic scholar and poet snorri sturluson c. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1178791241 c.
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 norways patron saint. The heimskringla and the prose edda of snorri sturluson ebook. The name heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, derived from the first two words of one of the manuscripts kringla heimsins the circle of the world. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the heimskringla. Snorri, a descendant of the great poet and hero of the egils saga, egill skallagrimsson, was brought up at oddi from the age of three in the home of jon loptsson, the most influential. The name heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, it comes from the first two words of one of the manuscripts kringla heimsins. I see no one here, said utgardloki, looking at the men sitting on the benches, who would not think it beneath him to wrestle with thee.
Publication date 1922 topics norway history, scandinavia history, iceland history publisher jena e. Snorri sturluson books list of books by author snorri sturluson. The name heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, it comes from the first two words of one of the manuscripts kringla heimsins the circle of the world. Heimskringla simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Bergen nonb digifoto 20151021 00229 nb mit fnr 10145 b. It is distinguished by snorris classical objectivity, realistic psychology, and historically feasible if not always accurate depiction of cause and effect, all these counterbalanced by the pleasure he took, to use one literary. Young written by icelands most versatile literary genius, snorri sturlusons prose edda is a work without predecessor or parallel. Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a national treasure. The is a revised update of an early everyman edition of snorris heimskringla that was originally translated by samuel laing in the 1840s. He was elected twice as lawspeaker to the icelandic parliament, the althing. Volume 1 ebook written by snorri sturluson, samuel laing. This compendium of the norse kings chronicles is a great effort to keep the flavor and literary rhythym of the original works by snorri sturluson. Or, the chronicle of the kings of norway snorri sturluson 593 downloads the sagas of olaf tryggvason and of harald the tyrant harald haardraade snorri sturluson 170 downloads edda.
Orb of the world, collection of sagas of the early norwegian kings, written by the icelandic poetchieftain snorri sturluson. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda, which consists of gylfaginning the fooling of gylfi, a narrative of norse. Snorri sturluson s fame as a historianhis main work is the 16 sagas included in heimskringla c. Snorri sturluson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. First written about 1230 by icelandic scholar and poet snorri sturluson various spellings exist, the heimskringla contains the sagas of 16. Snorri sturluson, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla. Snorri sturluson was descended from the house of the sturlungs, which. Heimskringla history of the kings of norway snorri. Heimskringla is the best known of the old norse kings sagas. Being essentially a transcription of minstrelsy related to these kings, the text is narrative, and often has bits of poetry thrown in. After brief summaries of early norwegian history, snorri sturlusons career, and previous studies of heimskringla, the core of this book is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the text. Media in category snorri sturluson the following 19 files are in this category, out of 19 total. Being snorri s own tales of the kings of norway, the book is composed of many short passages detailing the histories of various kings.
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