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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 2 - Vikingetog til Irland og Skotland. Norske Riger paa Irland (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 2 - Den første Periode af Vikingetogene til det frankiske Riges Kyster, Spanien og Middelhavet (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Solsönernas Saga – Spådomens kraft och trummans ande (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Det gamle Grønlands nye Perlustration eller Naturel-Historie etc. (excerpt; Danish; Hans Egede, 1741) Relation angaaende den Grønlandske Mission (excerpt; Danish; Hans Egede, 1738) Det norske Folks Historie bind 2 - Nordmændenes første Vikingetog i de vestlige Farvande (Norwegian; P. A. Munch, 1852) Solsönernas Saga – Nischergurgje och Schlipme (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Fortællingen om Helge og Ulf (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2025) Solsönernas Saga – Nischergurgjes vandring (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Solsönernas Saga – Nischergurgjes födelse (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Det norske Folks Historie bind 2 - Halfdan Svarte (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Solsönernas Saga – Spådomen om Beijves solskatt (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Det norske Folks Historie bind 2 - Gudrøds nærmeste Efterfølgere (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Solsönernas Saga – Same och Daro. Solskänken (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Solsönernas Saga – Beijen-Neita och Björnmannen (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Det norske Folks Historie bind 2 - Ynglingekongerne paa Vestfold og i Sønderjylland. Sigfrid, Eystein, Halfdan og Gudrød Vejdekonge (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Det norske Folks Historie bind 2 - Ragnars Sønner. Sviavældet og Danevældet (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Solsönernas Saga – De nya människorna (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Hellige lunder og trær (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2025) Det norske Folks Historie bind 2 - Ragnar Lodbrok (Norwegian; Peter Andreas Munch, 1852) Solsönernas Saga – Beijen-Neitas förbön. Batje och Nanna. Beijves solskatt (Swedish; V. Lindholm, 1909) Solsönernas Saga – Ondskan tar öfverhand. Jubmel vänder jorden (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Solsönernas Saga – Den onda tidens början (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Solsönernas Saga – Attjis-ene och Njavvis-ene (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909) Solsönernas Saga – Den första, goda tiden. Attjis och Njavvis (Swedish; Valdemar Lindholm, 1909)    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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