The Icelandic statesman Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241) was his country's most renowned historian. Although some might with justice question his accuracy, few would deny that he was a literary genius creatively writing from the viewpoint of his own times....

SNORRI STURLUSON (1179–1241) is Iceland's greatest historian. His writings include the Prose Edda and the Heimskringla, which along with the Poetic Edda are the major primary sources for Germanic mythology and religion. Snorri was sent at...

Snorri Sturluson[1] (1178 – September 23, 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. He was three-time elected lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He was the author of the Prose Edda or Younger Edda, which consists of...

* Hans Fix, ed. Snorri Sturluson: Beitrage zu Werk und Rezeption. Erganzungsbande zum Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde 18. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1998. Pp. i-viii + 294. $127.00. This collection, essentially the proceedings of a 1991 conference concerning Snorri Sturluson's compositions, contains sixteen...

A SINGLE DETAIL CATCHES OUR ATTENTION in a somewhat conventional description of a young warrior who has a minor role in a medieval saga. This detail is unexpected and indeed unique in saga literature. "Harm ... kalladi mjok sinn ba, er harm taladi...

In the following essay, Bagge examines Snorri's views regarding morality, chivalry, personality, and character.

In the following essay, Macrae-Gibson discusses whether the skalds meant for their compositions to be interpreted in a larger cultural context and also analyzes Snorri's stance on the subject.

In the following essay, Motz surveys the treatment of female characters in Snorri's narratives.