Search results for ""Author Snorri Sturluson""
Viking Society for Northern Research Edda Skaldskaparmal: 2-Volume Set
£24.00
Viking Society for Northern Research Edda Prologue & Gylfaginni: 2nd Edition
£12.00
Dover Publications Inc. The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology
£14.39
Legare Street Press Snorre Sturlesons Ynglinga-saga...
£23.95
University of Texas Press Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway
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.
£36.00
Penguin Books Ltd King Harald's Saga
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 led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of Scandinavian forces. Despite England's triumph, it also played a crucial part in fatally weakening the English army immediately prior to the Norman Conquest, changing the course of history. Taken from the Heimskringla - Snorri Sturluson's complete account of Norway from prehistoric times to 1177 - this is a brilliantly human depiction of the turbulent life and savage death of the last great Norse warrior-king.
£10.99
Orion Publishing Co Edda
The only English translation to include the complete work - a must-have for all students of early Norse literature.Over a period of twenty years, Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose EDDA as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional Viking poetry and includes a poem of Snorri's own, praising the king of Norway. Ironically, Snorri was killed in his own cellar in 1241 on the instigation of the king of Norway as a result of political intrigue.The EDDA contains the most extensive account of Norse myths and legends that has survived from the Middle Ages. This is the only edition available with introduction, text summaries, indexes and chronology of early Icelandic literature.
£9.04
Viking Society for Northern Research Heimskringla III: Magnus Olafsson to Magnus Erlingsson
£12.00