Heimskringla: Norske kongesagaer - Andre del

by Snorri Sturluson, Kjell Arild Pollestad (Translator), Halfdan Egedius (Illustrator)

Snorres kongesagaer er ikke bare det fremste historiske referanseverk vi har i Norden, det er også et grunnleggende verk i nordisk litteratur. Et vell av dramatiske fortellinger taler rett til den moderne leser over et hav av tid – lykkelig er det folk som har en så enestående kunstnerisk fremstilling av sin egen tilblivelse.

Snorres kongesagaer (Heimskringla) ble skrevet på 1200-tallet av Snorre Sturlason, og er i europeisk sammenheng et enestående uttrykk for middelaldersk historieskriving. I denne utgaven har Kjell Arild Pollestad gitt kongesagaene en ny og moderne norsk språkdrakt. Sagaens særegne stil er bevart, men formidlet i et språk som gjør disse historiske beretningene lettere tilgjengelig for vår tids lesere. Samtlige tekster er gjennomgått av fagfolk på området, med forfatteren Roy Jacobsen som hovedkonsulent.

Genres: History, Classics

307 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1220

About the author

Snorri Sturluson (also spelled Snorre Sturlason) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. He was twice elected lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He was the author of the Prose Edda or Younger Edda, which consists of Gylfaginning ("the fooling of Gylfi"), a narrative of Norse mythology, the Skáldskaparmál, a book of poetic language, and the Háttatal, a list of verse forms. He was also the author of the Heimskringla, a history of the Norwegian kings that begins with legendary material in Ynglinga saga and moves through to early medieval Scandinavian history. For stylistic and methodological reasons, Snorri is often taken to be the author of Egils saga.

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Reviews

[James Violand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Norse sagas written in Iceland around 1210 by Snorri Sturluson (I couldn't possibly have made up that name!). It records histories and traditions of the Norse people. Some material is gruesome, but then we're dealing with a people who hoped to die in battle!

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

useful... but a little unclear at times.

[James Violand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Norse sagas written in Iceland around 1210 by Snorri Sturluson (I couldn't possibly have made up that name!). It records histories and traditions of the Norse people. Some material is gruesome, but then we're dealing with a people who hoped to die in battle!