Snorri Sturluson

• Nov-1961
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Heimskringla (Sagas of the Norse Kings), part 2. Hardcover. 1975 printing of 1961 revised edition. 461 pp. Translated by Samuel Laing from original Icelandic. Revision with introduction and notes by Peter Foote. Author: Snorri Sturluson. Born in Icel...

• Mar-1964
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• Nov-1976
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This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that ...

• Feb-2006
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Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods ...

• Mar-2015
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" ...]31. FALL OF SKREYJA AND ASKMAN. 32. HAKON'S DEATH. SAGA OF KING HARALD GRAFELD AND OF EARL HAKON SON OF SIGURD. 1. GOVERNMENT OF THE SONS OF EIRIK. 2. CHRISTIANITY OF GUNHILD'S SONS. 3. COUNCILS BY GUNHILD AND HER SONS. 4. GUNHILD'S SONS AND GR...

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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. It is in actuality a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, fro...

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

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King Gylfe ruled the lands that are now called Svithjod (Sweden). Of him it is said that he gave to a wayfaring woman as a reward for the entertainment she had afforded him by her story-telling a plow-land in his realm as large as four oxen could plo...