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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Heimskringla Information
1,622 words, approx. 5 pages
 Heimskringla is the best known of the old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland by the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 1242) ca. 1230. The name Heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, derived from the first... 
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 Medium Aevum 'Heimskringla': An Introduction. (book reviews)
09/22/1993: 475 words, approx. 2 pages Diana Whaley describes her book on Heimskringla, Snorri Sturluson's great compendium of sagas about Norwegian kings from their mythical dynastic origins up to the last quarter of the twelfth century, as acting as 'a kind of base camp, a starting point from which... summary from source:
Scandinavian Studies Heimskringla, vols. 1-3. (book reviews)
06/22/1993: 895 words, approx. 3 pages * Bergljot S. Kristjansdottir, Bragi Halldorsson, Jon Torfason, Ornolfur Thorsson, eds. Heimskringla. I-III. [vol. III = Heimskringla: Lykilbok]. Reykjavik: Mal og menning, 1991. I-II, pp. 848; III, pp. cxvi + 514.Is.kr. 3,200 per vol. For some years now, a group of young...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Marlene Ciklamini
19,124 words, approx. 64 pages
In the following excerpt, Ciklamini provides overviews of the three sections of the Prose Edda and of the sagas found in Heimskringla.
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Critical Essay by Hans Kuhn
5,485 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following essay, Kuhn discusses the role of folktale elements in the narratgive and structure of Heimskringla.
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Critical Essay by Marlene Ciklamini
3,848 words, approx. 13 pages
In the following essay, Ciklamini focuses on Snorri's complex characterization of Grégóríús in the Heimskringla.
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