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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 8500 titles. HEIMSKRINGLA primarily consists of Eddic texts, sagas, and skaldic poetry, as well as background material and sources on Sami, Finnish, and Greenlandic culture. HEIMSKRINGLA is based on the belief that these texts – as part of our shared cultural heritage – should be freely accessible to everyone.		SHOP
WE PRESENT: digitalized Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik By Jens Rosing, 1963 When Jens Rosing had completed the manuscript for SAGN OG SAGA and was asked about the book’s content, he replied: "It is a drama so intense that words cannot exaggerate it, and as powerful as only Indigenous peoples can experience it. It is a book filled with storms and tempests, yet also with many calm, sunlit days—just like the nature from which the Inuit shaped their spirit." The first legend dates back 20,000–30,000 years, to a time when the Inuit lived as mammoth hunters. Later, we witness terrifying periods when famine ravaged settlements, and cannibalism became a reality. SUBJECT: Greenlandic religion and mythology	WE PRESENT: on print Den ældre Eddas gudesange By Karl Gjellerup, 1895 / 2025 The Poetic Edda, along with Snorri's Edda, serves as the main source of our knowledge of Norse mythology and is therefore essential for understanding the religious mindset of pre-Christian Scandinavia. It is divided into two parts: one dedicated to poems about the gods and another to heroic lays. Karl Gjellerup’s translation includes only the former. What sets this edition apart is its rich illustration and decoration by Lorenz Frølich, one of the foremost artists and illustrators of his time. In his translation, Gjellerup rearranges parts of the material, and the individual stanzas follow a strict and consistent metrical pattern. Order here:
Recent texts Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Hynduljod og Halfdan gamle (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Heroiske Oldsagn (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Grønlands sidste Hedninger (Danish; Christian Rosing, 1946) Tryllesange, sangfester og trommestrid (Danish; Christian Rosing, 1946) Amuletter, deres brug og betydning (Danish; Christian Rosing, 1946) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Skikke og Sædvaner (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Videnskab og Dannelse (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Gudsdyrkelse (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Prædiken om evangelisterne på Sankt Johannes’ dag (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025) Ilisîtsut (hekse) og deres heksekunster (Danish; Christian Rosing, 1946) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Religionslærens Omrids (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Angákut (aandemanere), deres uddannelse og deres handlinger (Danish; Christian Rosing, 1946) De østgrønlandske hedningers skikke ved fødsler og dødsfald (Danish; Christian Rosing, 1946) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Religionsforfatningen (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Østgrønlændernes levevis, deres fangstdyr og erhverv (Danish; Christian Rosing, 1946) Til forståelse af de hedenske Østgrønlænderes tro og skikke (Danish; Christian Rosing, 1946) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Krigsforfatning (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) På martyren Sankt Stefans dag (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Offentligt Liv, Folkeforsamlinger (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Familielivet (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Hevn. Fejde. Ret (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Trælle, Frigivne (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Den grønlandske Missions og Kirkes Historie (excerpt; Danish; Hother B. S. Ostermann, 1921) Ti aar blandt Østgrønlands hedninger (excerpt; Danish; Frederik C. P. Rüttel, 1917) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Kongen og Følget (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852)    Previous    New texts	Special features Source Index: - Did you find your text? Heimskringla Reprint: Wide selection of rare books at an affordable price. Forfatterindex: Searching by author, translator and/or publisher. Temasider: - Explore selected themes. Index of skalds: Who were they? Language learning: Learn Old Norse E-Library: Links to some 400 books - all available online. Gallery: Visit Heimskringla's gallery of historical sites etc. Archive of maps: Maps of important saga places. Biographical Index: Briefly on manuscript collectors, scholars, and authors who have had an influence on the conservation, publication and interpretation of Old Norse source material.
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