Snorri sturluson 1 1179 23 september 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. Snorre sturlason is the author of snorre for ungdom 0. 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. The jomsborg vikings had larger and highersided ships. Snorri sturluson the old norse icelandic spelling of the name is snorri sturluson. Heimskringla is the best known of the old norse kings sagas.
He was the author of the younger edda or prose edda, which is comprised of gylfaginning the fooling of gylfe, a narrative of norse mythology, the skaldskaparmal, a book of poetic language, and the hattatal, a list of verse forms. This compelling icelandic history describes the life of king harald hardradi, from his battles across. He was elected twice as lawspeaker to the icelandic parliament, the althing. 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. Heimskringla, by snorri sturlason project gutenberg. Heimskringla or the chronicle of the kings of norway by snorri sturluson c. Volume 1 ebook written by snorri sturluson, samuel laing. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. English no longer features this type of name, except as a foreign word. 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 language, and the hattatal, a list of. Heimskringla eller norges kongesagaer af snorre sturlasson. Notes appendix to olaf trygvesons saga groenlendinga aattr.
Vagn akason laid his ship on board of svein earl hakons sons ship, and svein allowed his ship to give way, and was on the point of flying. The heimskringla of snorri sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the. Heimskringla norske kongesoger, skrive ned om lag 12201235. Introduction to the translation of snorres history of the norse kings.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. For the construction of the name a patronymic, see icelandic naming conventions. He was twice lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the al. Snorre sturlasson drack importerade viner i eget spa. I ett gammalt exemplar av boken finns ett gammalt bortglomt dokument som huvudpersonerna hittar. It should either follow english convention snorri sturluson or icelandic convention snorri sturluson. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Snorre sturlasson citat, hela 240 fordon om dagen var. Heimskringla ar det vedertagna namnet pa snorre sturlassons kungasagor, vilka. Volumes by sturlason, snorre and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections. Snorre was icelands most distinguished skald and sagaman.
Anglicization of scandinavian names is not standard and varies a great deal. Heimskringla simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Det forsta vi bor gora nar vi visualiserar snorre sturlasson ar att tanka bort jarnaldersbarbariet. Snorre sturlassons verk heimskringla har betydelse i en bok av jules verne, namligen till jordens medelpunkt. Done into english out of the icelandic by samuel laing, revised with notes by hon. Man regner med at heimskringla er fra rundt 1220 til 1235. Snorri sturluson snorre sturlason 1179 hvamm, islanti 23. Mar 12, 2012 this is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Heimskringla dyker upp i borjan av berattelsen och snorre sturlassons namn namns ocksa. Snorre sturlason is the modern norwegian and snorre sturlasson the modern swedish spelling. Sep 28, 2011 the heimskringla of snorri sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of norway, from about a. Snorres edda wikipedias snorres edda as translated by.
Also, the swedish wikipedia calls him snorre sturlasson. Snorri sturlusons fame as a historianhis main work is the 16 sagas included in heimskringla c. Synen pa snorres verk har varierat avsevart under olika tidsperioder, och. Mime mime, odins friend, a spy killed by a neighboring. Odin odin, an asian conqueror who finally settles in the scandinavian peninsula. Snorri sturluson is the author of the prosaic edda, which is a text book for poetry students not to be confused with the poetic edda, edda saemundar, and of heimskringla, the history of norse kings oversattningar till modern svenska av saval snores edda som hans nordiska kungasagor har gjorts av karl g. Han havde stor politisk indflydelse i sin samtid som medlem af altinget, men er i dag mest kendt som forfatter til snorris edda. Snorri sturluson heimskringla volume iii the printing of this book is made. He was twice elected lawspeaker at the icelandic parliament, the althing. Snorri sturluson, icelandic poet, historian, and chieftain, author of the prose edda and the heimskringla. Orb of the world, collection of sagas of the early norwegian kings, written by the icelandic poetchieftain snorri sturluson. Snorri sturluson simple english wikipedia, the free.
In this book i have had old stories written down, as i have heard them told by intelligent people, concerning chiefs who have have held dominion in the northern countries, and who spoke the danish tongue. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. His heimskringla, embracing an elaborate history of the kings of norway, is famous throughout the civilized world, and emerson calls it. Harald hardradi of norway from snorri sturlusons heimskringla classics new impression by sturluson, snorri, palsson, hermann, magnusson, magnus, palsson, hermann, magnusson, magnus isbn. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the heimskringla.
This textbased pdf or ebook was created from the html version of this book and is part of the portable library of. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. He wis electit twice as a lawspeaker at the icelandic pairlament, the althing. Snorri sturluson 1179 23 september 1241 wis an icelandic historian, poet, an politeecian. It was written in old norse in iceland by the poet and historian snorri sturluson 1179 1242 ca. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The old norseicelandic spelling of the name is snorri sturluson. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. It is distinguished by snorris classical objectivity, realistic psychology, and historically feasible if not always accurate depiction of cause. English no longer features this type of name, except as a.
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 wis the author o the prose edda or younger edda, which consists o gylfaginning the fuilin o gylfi, a narrative o norse meethology, the skaldskaparmal, a beuk. As a writer of history he deserves to be compared with herodotos or thukydides. Some of this is found in ancient family registers, in which the pe.
Snorri sturluson 1178 september 23, 1241 was an icelandic historian, poet and politician. Snorre sturlasson ca 11791241, heimskringla, wisingsborg 1671. From him, later rulers of the northland claim descent. Snorre sturlasson kongesagaer snorre sturlasson kongesagaer. 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. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
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