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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is the largest collection of Old Norse and Nordic source texts on the internet – currently some 8900 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 Källskrifter till lapparnas mytologi By Edgar Reuterskiöld, 1910 Källskrifter till lapparnas mytologi is a collection of sources on Sámi religion and mythology. The book presents key historical texts that illuminate Sámi myths, deities, rituals, and cosmology as they have been transmitted through early accounts, missionary writings, and ethnographic sources. The work provides readers with access to the written foundations for the study of Sámi mythology and makes it possible to trace how religious ideas have been interpreted, described, and at times distorted in the encounter between Sámi tradition and European scholarship. As a source collection, the book remains indispensable for anyone interested in Sámi culture. Order here: Heimskringla Reprint.
Recent texts 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) Om de hedniska litauernas afgudadyrkan (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Om Skrickfinnarnas (Skridfinnarnas) land (Swedish; Olaus Magnus, 1555 / 2010) Fortællingen om tranerne (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2026) Viking (Danish; Holger Drachmann, 1877) Om pave Formosus (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2026) Kvinnelige makter - Snotra: Visdommens hvisken (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2026) Om det dyr der kaldes Behemot (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2026) Om kong Konstantin (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen 2026) Om den hellige Dunstan (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2026) Kvinnelige makter - Rind: En fortelling om hevn og tvang (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2026)    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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