Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway

Snorri Sturluson

Published by University of Texas Press 1964

Heimskringla

History of the Kings of Norway

Snorri Sturluson
Translated by: Lee M. Hollander

https://doi.org/10.7560/732629

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About this book

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.

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Snorri Sturluson was, without compare, the greatest historian of the Middle Ages. His translator, the late Lee M. Hollander, was a noted authority in the field of Old Norse literature.

Reviews

[Snorri Sturluson] speaks—as almost no other historian ever has spoken—with 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....

— Ted Hughes, New York Review of Books

Among the many contibutions 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.

— Modern Philology

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
LIST OF MAPS Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Snorri's Toreword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Che Saga of the Vnglings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
The Saga of Hálfdan the Black Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Che Saga of Harald Fairbair Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
The Saga of Hákon the Good Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
The Saga of Harald Graycloak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	128
Che Saga of Óláf Cryggvason Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Saint Óláf's Saga Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
The Saga of Magnús the Good Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	538
Che Saga of Óláf the Gentle Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	664
The Saga of Magnús Barelegs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	668
The Saga of the Sons of Magnús Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	688
The Saga of Magnús the Blind and Harald Gilli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	715
The Saga of the Sons of Harald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	736
The Saga of Hákon the Broadsbouldered Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	768
Che Saga of Magnús Erlingsson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	789
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	827

Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Copyright year: 1964
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 880

eBook

Published: July 25, 2012
ISBN: 9780292748347