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. Heimskringla is the best known of the old norse kings sagas. 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. Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a national treasure. The heimskringla and the prose edda of snorri sturluson. 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. Snorri sturluson was born in hvammur i dolum commonly translated as hvamm or hvammr into the wealthy and powerful sturlungar family of the icelandic commonwealth in 1179. The prose edda contains a wide variety of lore which a skald poet of the time would need to know. Heimskringla simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. He was elected twice as lawspeaker to the icelandic parliament, the althing. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1178791241 c. 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. Snorri sturluson books list of books by author snorri.
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. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda, which consists of gylfaginning the fooling of gylfi, a narrative of norse mythology, the skaldskaparmal, a book of poetic. Foi escrita em nordico antigo na islandia, e publicado em aprox. It is in actuality a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of norway, from about a. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world. When snorri sturluson wrote his famous sagas about the norwegian kings the heimskringla he was not the first to do so.
Sturla sigvatsson, snorri s nephew, made a pilgrimage to rome, and visited germany. Great classic by icelandic poetchieftain chronicles the reigns of 16 high kings descended from the warriorwizard god odin. Hollander translated with introduction and notes by lee m. Sturluson traced the history of sixteen famous nordic kings from this ancient figure through halvdan the black ca. Snorri sturluson books list of books by author snorri sturluson. Already in his time a number of kings sagas were known. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1178791241 ca. Heimskringla is about the kings of norway, composed in iceland at a time when hakon hakonarson r. First written about 1230 by icelandic scholar and poet snorri sturluson c. The name heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, derived from the first two words of one of the manuscripts kringla. 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. 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. 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.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the heimskringla. He was threetime elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. This chapter examines heimskringla, a collection of medieval works written about 12301235 and often attributed to snorri sturluson 11781241, with particular reference to its occasional incoherence and extraordinary intricacies. 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. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1179 1242 ca. The heimskringla of snorri sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of norway, from about a. The is a revised update of an early everyman edition of snorris heimskringla that was originally translated by samuel laing in the 1840s. The heimskringla presents the german mythical god, odin, as an actual historical figure and the first norse king. The is a revised update of an early everyman edition of snorri s heimskringla that was originally translated by samuel laing in the 1840s. 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, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla.
He was twice elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. Snorri sturluson simple english wikipedia, the free. Snorri sturluson s fame as a historianhis main work is the 16 sagas included in heimskringla c. Heimskringla history of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson. Snorri sturlusons fame as a historianhis main work is the 16 sagas included in heimskringla c.
Snorri sturluson sometimes snorre sturleson, snorri sturlusson, snorre sturlson, snorri sturlson, snorri sturlusson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. The prose edda of snorri sturlson translated by arthur gilchrist brodeur 1916 the prose edda is a text on old norse poetics, written about 1200 by the norwegian poet and politican snorri sturlson, who also wrote the heimskringla. Aug 19, 2019 heimskringla is the best known of the old norse kings sagas. Snorri sturluson also spelled snorre sturlason was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. Snorri sturluson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. 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.
Download heimskringla ebook free in pdf and epub format. In snorri sturluson the northern world has had a historian who in many ways can be compared with thucydides and in some is in nowise inferior to his greek counterpart. 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. 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. 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. He was the author of the prose edda or younger edda, which consists of gylfaginning the fooling of.
Snorri sturluson was in the fullest sense a product of his time. Volume 1 ebook written by snorri sturluson, samuel laing. Buy a cheap copy of heimskringla book by snorri sturluson. Read heimskringla online, read in mobile or kindle. The heimskringla and the prose edda of snorri sturluson ebook. History of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson, paperback. Snorri sturluson, born 1179, hvammur, icelanddied sept.
Orb of the world, collection of sagas of the early norwegian kings, written by the icelandic poetchieftain snorri sturluson. Heimskringla history of the kings of norway by snorri. One of these is known as fagrskinna the fair parchment but its real title is noregs konungatal, the kings of norway. 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. Sturla sigvatsson, snorris nephew, made a pilgrimage to rome, and visited germany. Viking society for northern research university college isbn. Hann var einnig hofundur heimskringlu er segir sogu norsku konunganna og hefst.
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