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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 9000 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 Erik den Røde og nordbokolonierne i Grønland By Daniel Bruun, 1931 Daniel Bruun’s Erik den Røde og nordbokolonierne i Grønland (Erik the Red and the Norse Colonies in Greenland) is an archaeological and historical study of the Norse settlements in Greenland from their founding to their disappearance. Based on Bruun’s own fieldwork and excavations, the book combines archaeological evidence with saga literature, medieval written sources, and topographical analysis. It examines farmsteads, churches, the episcopal seat at Gardar, as well as daily life, economic activities, and contacts with Iceland and Europe. The discovery of Vinland is also discussed. The role of Erik the Red and the gradual decline of the colonies are central themes. The work remains a foundational contribution to the study of Norse Greenland and its place in the medieval North Atlantic world.	WE PRESENT: on print De islandske bispesagaene By Knut Rage, 2026 The Icelandic bishops’ sagas have long lived in the shadow of Snorri Sturluson’s kings’ sagas, Flateyjarbók, and the Icelandic family sagas. This volume gathers some of the most important bishops’ sagas in chronological order. Alongside their vivid and reliable picture of the first centuries of Christianity in the Nordic world, they rival both Snorri’s kings’ sagas and the family sagas in conflict and dramatic events. Knut Rage (born 1952) is a Norwegian author and local historian who has written and translated numerous books and articles on medieval history and the Norse heritage. Some of the sagas in this collection have never before been translated into Norwegian. Order here: Heimskringla Reprint.
Recent texts Om trollredskap i Bottnien (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om häxmästare och trollkarlar hos Finnarna (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om trollkunniga kvinnor (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Kvinnelige makter - Frøya: Mer enn bare kjærlighet (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2026) Om Erik Väderhatts och andras trollkonster (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Biskoppen og edderkoppen (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2026) Om spådomskonst (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om strid med skogsrån (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Kvinnelige makter - Frigg: En gudinne vevet av visdom og sorg (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2026) Om nattlig dans af älfvor, d.v.s. gastar (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Hvem var Gregers Fougner-Lundh? (Norwegian biography) Om feer och skogsjungfruar (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om den hellige Thomas (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2026) Om strider med gudarna (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Bergens gamle Bylov - Mandhelge-Balken (Norwegian; Gregers Fougner-Lundh, 1829) Om Götarnas vidskepliga föreställningar om åskan (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om Götarnas gudstjänst och offer (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) National-forskeren P. A. Munch, hans liv og virke (Norwegian; Christopher Brinchmann, 1910) Hvem var Christopher Brinchmann? (Norwegian biography) Om ett härligt tempel helgadt åt de nordiska gudarna (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om straff som drabba de mindre gudarna (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Kvinnelige makter - Såga: Et bilde av fred og glede (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2026) Om tre mindre gudaväsen (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om Götarnas tre hufvudgudar (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om afgudadyrkan hos polartraktens folk (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010)    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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