Heimskringla: An Interpretation: Volume 483

by Birgit Sawyer

After brief summaries of early Norwegian history, Snorri Sturluson's career, and previous studies of Heimskringla, the core of this book is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the text. It is normally treated as a collection of sagas about Norwegian kings, but there is no evidence that Snorri planned such an arrangement. Indeed, in his preface Snorri described the book as an account of 'chieftains who had dominium in the North and were...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0866985387
• ISBN13: 9780866985383
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance S
• Length: 178 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"