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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292730616
ISBN-13
9780292730618
eBay Product ID (ePID)
119069
Product Key Features
Book Title
Heimskringla : History of the Kings of Norway
Number of Pages
880 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1964
Topic
Europe / Scandinavia, General, European / Scandinavian
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Literary Collections, History
Format
Mass Market
Dimensions
Item Height
2 in
Item Weight
42.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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...., 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., "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 remotley past happenings with a gripping first-hand quality . . . Hollander's translation is very good, fresh on every page . . Where ever you open the book. The life grips you and you read on" Ted Hughes, New York Review of Books, [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....
Table Of Content
Introduction Snorri's Foreword The Saga of the Ynglings/Ynglinga saga The Saga of Hálfdan the Black/Hálfdanar saga Svarta The Saga of Harald Fairhair/Haralds saga Hárfagra The Saga of Hikon the Good/Hákonar saga Góða The Saga of Harald Graycloak/Haralds saga Gráfeldar The Saga of Óláf Tryggvason/Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar Saint Óláf's Saga/Óláfs saga Helga The Saga of Magnús the Good/Magnús saga ins Góða The Saga of Harald Sigurtharson (Hardruler)/Haralds saga Sigurðarsonar The Saga of Óláf the Gentle/Óláfs saga Kyrra The Saga of Magnús Barelegs/Magnúss saga Berfoetts The Saga of the Sons of Magnús/Magnússona saga The Saga of Magnús the Blind and Harald Gilli/Magnúss saga Blinda ok Harald Gilla The Saga of the Sons of Harald/Haraldssona saga The Saga of Hákon the Broadshouldered/Hákønar saga Herthibreiths The Saga of Magnús Erlingsson/Magnús saga Erlingssonar Index
Synopsis
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., 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.
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