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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 8300 titles. HEIMSKRINGLA primarily consists of eddic texts, sagas, and scaldic poetry, secondarily of background material and sources related to Sami, Finnish, and Greenlandic culture. HEIMSKRINGLA is based on the belief that these texts – as part of our common cultural heritage – should be freely accessible to everyone.		SHOP
WE PRESENT: digitalized Myter og sagn fra Grønland I-III By Knud Rasmussen, 1921-25 In our study of Inuit religion and mythology, HEIMSKRINGLA is now able to present a digitised and searchable version of the unabridged edition of Knud Rasmussen's three-volume work Myter og sagn fra Grønland. Knud Rasmussen was neither the only nor the first to collect myths and legends in Greenland, but his collection is the most significant — not only because it is the largest (spanning approximately 1,000 standard pages) but also due to his unique qualifications, including his mastery of the Greenlandic language. – The legends are the primary source of Greenlandic views on life, religion, and nature, offering insight into their imagination, humor, and resilience under the most extreme of living conditions.	WE PRESENT: on print Samernes gamle religion By Carsten Lyngdrup Madsen, 2024 Samernes gamle religion provides, in nine thematic chapters, a broad insight into the various aspects of the Sami people's pre-Christian religion, as described in the oldest sources and interpreted by modern research. – The Sami’s way of life and thinking were deeply influenced by nature. Their religion was animistic. Not only plants and animals were considered living beings, but mountains, lakes, rocks, and other elements of nature were also inhabited by spirits and natural powers. Nature was sacred. The Sami had no need for temples or shrines; they found their holy places and cult sites in nature. They did not have priests but relied on a shaman, who had special abilities to establish contact between humans, gods, nature spirits, and ancestors. Book presentation here. Order here:
Recent texts Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Urbeboere. Finner. Oldtidslevninger (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - Norges geographiske og physiske Forhold (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 1 - P. A. Munchs fortale (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Sârqilerqortôq, manden med kæmpeharpunen (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Iarqas far (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Angakasia (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Qilâduaq (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Manden fra Kialêq (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Møde med andre eskimoer (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Manden, der handlede med hvalfangerne (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Kîlíka (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Nordboerne (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Det genfundne kors (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025) Who was Henry of Huntingdon? (Norwegian biography) Historia Anglorum 837-1066 (English; Henry of Huntingdon. Norwegian translation by Knut Rage, 2025.) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Manden, der aldrig fik sæl (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Qasiádak, den store tåbe (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Dengang to vintre fulgte hinanden (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Rensdyr på Kulusuk-øen (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Manden, der besøgte månemanden. (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – De tyvagtige dværge (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Kilivpak, mammut (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Sagn og saga fra Angmagssalik – Indledning (Danish; Jens Rosing, 1963) Korsets Ophøjelse (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025) Eskimoiske eventyr og sagn, bind II (Danish; Hinrich Rink, 1871)    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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