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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 Iceland, 1178. Law-Speaker of General Assembly, 1215-18l 1222-31. In Norway, 1218-20, 1237-39. Accused of treason by the Norwegian king and murdered by a political enemy in 1241.