Snorri Sturluson: 20 books

THE HEIMSKRINGLA (Old Norse, 'the Circle of the World') is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas, recounting the lives of famous Scandinavian kings.  First written about 1230 by Icelandic scholar and poet Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241), the HEIMSKRINGLA contains the sagas of 16 Norse...

4 works of Snorri Sturluson Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (1179-1241) This ebook presents a collection of 4 works of Snorri Sturluson. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: - Heimskringla or the Chronicle of...

“The Prose Edda”, or “Younger Edda”, is a classic collection of Norse myths of the Icelandic people believed to have been written or compiled by Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220. Preserved through a handful of medieval manuscripts and another dating to...

“A tale is but half told when only one person tells it.” - The Saga of Grettir the Strong. Saga Six Pack 5 is a Viking-sized selection of Scandinavian super-stories: Erling the Bold by R. M. Ballantyne Big Peter and Little Peter by George Webbe Dasent The Saga of Harald Hardrade...

Saga Six Pack 4 presents a sizzling sextet of Scandinavian super-sagas: In The Days of Giants - A Book of Norse Tales by Abbie Farwell Brown. Saga of Halfdan the Black by Snorri Sturluson True and Untrue by George Webbe Dasent Saga of Sigurd the Crusader and his Brothers Eystein and Olaf by Snorri...

"The Prose Edda", or "Younger Edda", is a classic collection of Norse myths of the Icelandic people. Widely considered as compiled by Icelandic scholar and historian Snorri Sturluson around the year 1220, "The Prose Edda" contains a euhemerized Prologue followed by three tales: the 'Gylfaginning', the...

The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald the Tyrant Snorri Sturluson, icelandic historian, poet, and politician (1179-1241) This ebook presents «The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald the Tyrant», from Snorri Sturluson. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly...

«Vi fu un tempo remoto / in cui nulla era: / non sabbia né mare / né gelide onde. / Non c’era la terra / né la volta del cielo; / ma voragine immane / e non c’era erba». Nelle sale altissime del Walhalla, dal tetto coperto di scudi dorati, il re Gylfi, «uomo saggio ed esperto di magia»,...

Gods and giants bestride these ancient tales, in which warrior queens and noble heroes battle with elves, dwarves, and fearsome monsters. Spanning the dawn of the world's creation to its fiery destruction, these gripping Norse legends chronicle the triumphs and tragedies of a lost era. Resounding...

Composta nella prima metà del XII secolo, l’Edda di Snorri costituisce uno dei principali monumenti della letteratura islandese medioevale e della tradizione della poesia scaldica. Testo fondamentale per la conoscenza del patrimonio mitologico nordico e del credo religioso della Scandinavia pagana,...

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...

“With law shall our land be settled, and with lawlessness wasted.” - The Saga of Njal, chapter 69. Saga Six Pack 7 is a sizzling smorgasbord of sagas for fans of Viking literature and history. Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic by Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Saga...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: The “Heimskringla” of Snorri Sturlason is a collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, from about A. D. 850 to the year A. D. 1177.

This meticulously edited ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Edda" is an Old Norse term attributed by modern scholars to these two main Medieval Icelandic literary works of mythology: Contents: The Elder Eddas of Saemund Völuspâ....