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 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 books list of books by author snorri sturluson. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the heimskringla. 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. Snorri sturluson books list of books by author snorri. 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. Snorri sturluson sometimes snorre sturleson, snorri sturlusson, snorre sturlson, snorri sturlson, snorri sturlusson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. Sturla sigvatsson, snorri s nephew, made a pilgrimage to rome, and visited germany. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1179 1242 ca. Heimskringla history of the kings of norway by snorri. Hollander translated with introduction and notes by lee m. 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. He was threetime elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing.
Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a national treasure. Already in his time a number of kings sagas were known. Snorri sturlusons fame as a historianhis main work is the 16 sagas included in heimskringla c. Download heimskringla ebook free in pdf and epub format. Volume 1 ebook written by snorri sturluson, samuel laing. 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. He was elected twice as lawspeaker to the icelandic parliament, the althing.
The heimskringla and the prose edda of snorri sturluson ebook. Snorri sturluson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. 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. 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 inniheldur sogur noregskonunga fram a. 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. Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a national treasure, heimskringla influenced the thinking and literary style of scandinavia over. Sturla sigvatsson, snorris nephew, made a pilgrimage to rome, and visited germany. Heimskringla is the best known of the old norse kings sagas.
Orb of the world, collection of sagas of the early norwegian kings, written by the icelandic poetchieftain snorri sturluson. 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 twice elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. And considering the great disparity in general culture and intellectual advancement between his times and periclean greece we may marvel all the more at snorri s genius. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world. First written about 1230 by icelandic scholar and poet snorri sturluson c. Great classic by icelandic poetchieftain chronicles the reigns of 16 high kings descended from the warriorwizard god odin. Read heimskringla online, read in mobile or kindle. 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.
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. 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. 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. When snorri sturluson wrote his famous sagas about the norwegian kings the heimskringla he was not the first to do so. Aug 19, 2019 heimskringla is the best known of the old norse kings sagas. Snorri sturluson simple english wikipedia, the free. 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.
Snorri sturluson also spelled snorre sturlason was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. Viking society for northern research university college isbn. 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 is a collection of tales about the norwegian. Hann var einnig hofundur heimskringlu er segir sogu norsku konunganna og hefst. The heimskringla of snorri sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of norway, from about a. Snorri sturluson s fame as a historianhis main work is the 16 sagas included in heimskringla c. The heimskringla presents the german mythical god, odin, as an actual historical figure and the first norse king. It is in actuality a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of norway, from about a. The is a revised update of an early everyman edition of snorri s heimskringla that was originally translated by samuel laing in the 1840s. Heimskringla history of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson. 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 name heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, derived from the first two words of one of the manuscripts kringla. Buy a cheap copy of heimskringla book by snorri sturluson. History of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson, paperback.
Snorri sturluson, born 1179, hvammur, icelanddied sept. Snorri sturluson, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla. 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. 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. Written in old norse by the icelandic poet and historian snorri sturluson sometime around 1230 ad, the heimskringla is one of the best known of all sagas. The heimskringla and the prose edda of snorri sturluson. Heimskringla is about the kings of norway, composed in iceland at a time when hakon hakonarson r. The is a revised update of an early everyman edition of snorris heimskringla that was originally translated by samuel laing in the 1840s. Heimskringla simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. One of these is known as fagrskinna the fair parchment but its real title is noregs konungatal, the kings of norway. Sturluson traced the history of sixteen famous nordic kings from this ancient figure through halvdan the black ca.
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. Foi escrita em nordico antigo na islandia, e publicado em aprox. 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. 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. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1178791241 ca. 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.
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