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HEIMSKRINGLA HEIMSKRINGLA is an online collection of Old Norse source material, primarily Eddas, Icelandic sagas, scaldic poetry, and some background material. HEIMSKRINGLA consists of some 6900 titles in the Old Norse language or translated into the modern Scandinavian languages. HEIMSKRINGLA builds on the assumption that these texts – being part of our cultural heritage – should be made available for everybody. HEIMSKRINGLA is subject to the laws of copyright. Consequently we are restricted when it comes to more recent publications. HEIMSKRINGLA is run as an idealistic project. Therefore we always need volunteers. On this link you can read how to become part of the project.		SHOP
WE PRESENT: digitalized Biskop Laurentius´saga Translated by Knut Rage, 2022. Laurentius´saga is an Icelandic saga, written in the late fourteenth century, describing the life and work of Icelandic bishop Laurentius Kálfsson. The presumed author, Einarr Hafliðason, was a student and friend of Laurentius. Although incomplete, Laurentius saga is considered to be one of the best written of the early Icelandic biographies, as well as being an important source of information about the teaching and education methods of the day. It can be seen as one of the products of the North Icelandic Benedictine School. – Here we present a brand new Norwegian translation.	WE PRESENT: on print Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning, Vol. 1 by Finnur Jónsson, 1912 In spite of its age Finnur Jónsson's work on skaldic poetry is still the standard work on the subject. It consists of two separate parts. Part one (A) gives the text of the manuscripts with variants and part two (B) gives a normalized text followed by a Danish translation. This is vol. 1 of the normalised text (B) covering the period 800-1200 AD. Here the author has collected the entire corpus of skaldic poetry from that period. This is a photographic reprint of the first edition. Published by HEIMSKRINGLA Reprint and available here.
Recent texts Ibn Fadlan - en araber blant vikinger (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2022) Møtet mellom hedendom og kristendom i Norden (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1958) Trójumannasaga (Old Norse, Finnur Jónsson and Eiríkur Jónsson, 1896) Relation om Lappernes Afguderie og Vildfarelser (Danish, Christian Ludvig Paus, 1715) Om en kongesøn og en kongedatter (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2022) Hednisk tro och kult i svenska lappmarkerna (Swedish, August Edman, 1888) Asmund Kæmpebanes saga (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2022) Krønike om Erkebiskopperne i Nidaros (Norwegian; Ludvig Daae, 1897) Offerdalen i Marsfjällen (Swedish; Curt Berg, 1926) Anteckningar om Lappmarken (Swedish; E. Wilhelm Bergman, 1891) Lappernes hedenske religion (Norwegian; Jens Andreas Friis, 1871) Tingsprotokoll – Processen mot Lars Nilsson (Swedish; Lars Jacobsson Grubb, 1692) Biskop Laurentius´saga (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2022) Hwadh Sångh Lapparna bruka när the slå på derasz Spååtrumba (Swedish; Anon. 17th Cent. / E. N. Setälä, 1890) Ransaknings-handlingar angående en afgudadyrkare och en cannibal (Swedish; L. O. Boström, 1859) Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1868) Relation om Lappmarckerna (Swedish; Matthias Steuchius och Hans A. Kruse, 1688) Om Christendomens fortplantande och tilwäxt ibland Lapparna (Swedish; Pehr Högström, 1747) Linnés lappska trolltrumma 2 (Swedish; E. Reuterskiöld och K. B. Wiklund, 1912) Kongens årbog (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2022) Linnés lappska trolltrumma 1 (Swedish; Edgar Reuterskiöld, 1910) En lappsk trä-gud år 1694 (Swedish; Daniel Touscherus, 1694) Beskrifning öfver Lappland (Swedish; Damianus à Goes, 1540) Missions-förrätningar i Lapmarken 1741 och de följande åren (Swedish; Pehr Högström, 1774) Om Indbyggernis gamle Hedenschab (Danish, Hans Lilienskiold, ca. 1700) Leidretting Marie Egiptiache (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Tåtten om Torvald den vidfarne (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2022) Sagaen om kristendommen (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2022) To anekdoter om samerne (Norwegian; Eiler Hagerup Rosenvinge, 1790)       Previous New texts	Special features Source Index: - Did you find your text? Forfatterindex: Searching by author, translator and/or publisher. 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.
	Ongoing projects De gamle Eddadigte published and interpreted by Finnur Jónsson Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning by Finnur Jónsson Heimskringla by Finnur Jónsson Flateyjarbók by Guðbrandur Vigfússon and C. R. Unger Danske sagn I-VI by Evald Tang Kristensen More ongoing and coming projects
	About the HEIMSKRINGLA-project and the people behind it About the project Norrøne Tekster og Kvad. A short presentation of the people behind the project. Mere end Snorre. Article about Heimskringla. Arbejdskontoret, if you would like to become part of the project. Redaktionelle retningslinjer.
Explore HEIMSKRINGLA The big overview TEKSTOVERSIGTEN .         1. Den ældre Edda         2. Edda-lignende tekster         3. Den yngre Edda (Snorres Edda)         4. Skjaldekvad og rímur      5. Islændingesagaer og fortællinger      6. Samtidssagaer      7. Kongesagaer I (Snorres)      8. Kongesagaer II (Øvrige)      9. Fornaldersagaer      10. Helgensagaer (og religiøs litt.)      11. Riddersagaer      12. Bispesagaer      13. Historiske værker      14. Annaler      15. Lovtekster      16. Øvrige kildetekster
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