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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.


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WE PRESENT: digitalized


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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


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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: Bestillingsknap blue.jpg
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Special features


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  • E-Library: Links to some 400 books - all available online.
  • Gallery: Visit Heimskringla's gallery of historical sites etc.
  • 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.


About the HEIMSKRINGLA-project and the people behind it


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