Heimskringla Or The Lives Of The Norse Kings

Snorri Sturluson

Kessinger Publishing, Mar 31, 2004 - History - 828 pages

1932. Contents: Snorre's Life; Snorre's Writings; The Manuscripts; Previous Translations; Character and Customs of the Nordic Races; The Origin of the Nordic Races; the Norse Kings; The Jutes, Angles and Saxons; England's Danish Kings; History of the Norse Kings: Ynglinga Saga; Halvdan the Black; Harald Hairfair; Hacon the Good; Eric's Sons; Hacon the Jarl; Olav Trygvason; St. Olav; Magnus the Good; Harald Hardrade; Olav Kyrre (or the Peaceful); Magnus Barefoot; Sigurd the Crusader and his brothers Eystein and Olav; Magnus the Blind and Harald Gilli (Gilchrist); Sigurd, Inge, and Eystein, the sons of Harald Gilli; Hacon Broad-shoulder; and Magnus Erlingson.

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Great classic by Icelandic poet/chieftain chronicles the reigns of 16 high kings descended from the warrior-wizard god Odin. Major section on 15-year reign of Olav II Haraldson, patron saint of Norway ...

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Contents

• I Ynglinga Saga I: 1
• Halvdan the Black: 36
• Harald Hairfair: 43
• Hacon the Good: 77
• Erics Sons 102: 102
• Hacon the Jarl: 107
• Olav Trygvason: 118
• St Olav: 218
• Magnus the Good: 476
• Harald Hardrade SS: 522
• Olav Kyrre or the Peaceful: 576
• Magnus Barefoot: 583

Bibliographic information

• Title: Heimskringla Or The Lives Of The Norse Kings
• Author: Snorri Sturluson
• Editor: Erling Monsen
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2004
• ISBN: 0766186938, 9780766186934
• Length: 828 pages
• Subjects: History / Medieval