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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 Nordic Christmas traditions Førkristen jul by Sophie Bønding Gammelnordisk jul by H. F. Feilberg Dansk jul by H. F. Feilberg Norsk jul by H. F. Feilberg Svensk jul by H. F. Feilberg Islandsk julesagn by Carl Andersen Tomten by Viktor Rydberg	WE PRESENT: on print This year's Christmas present Edda – Sämund den Vises skaldeverk By Fredrik Sander Edda – Sämund den Vises skaldeverk is Nils Fredrik Sander's Swedish translation of The Poetic Edda combined with several other Old Norse lays, some saga pieces, and excerpts from Snorri's Edda. Sander spent almost twenty years on this work, and when it was published in 1889, it attracted much attention. Five years later Sander was awarded a highly prestigious prize for his translation by the Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien. Published by HEIMSKRINGLA Reprint and available here.
Recent texts I vesterveg - Irland (Norwegian; Hans Reynolds, 1912) I vesterveg - Shetland (Norwegian; Hans Reynolds, 1912) I vesterveg - Orknøyarne (Norwegian; Hans Reynolds, 1912) Hildinakvadet (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2021) Mythologia Fennica (Swedish; Christfried Ganander, 1789) Hvem var Hans Reynolds? (Norwegian biography) I vesterveg - Hebridarne (Norwegian; Hans Reynolds, 1912) Husfrv atti barn med syni sinvm (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Olav Haraldssons siste regjeringsår (Norwegian; Johan Schreiner, 1927) Var frv stoðvaði mannfall i Roma (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Studier til Olav den helliges historie (Norwegian; Johan Schreiner, 1927) Twå berättelser om lapparnes omwändelse ifrån deras fordna widskeppelser och afguderi (Swedish; Samuel Loenbom, 1773) Berättelse om Norrska Lapparnes widskeppelser (Swedish; Thomas von Westen, 1723) En kort Berättelse (Swedish; Gabriel Tuderus, ca. 1680) Horkona leidrettizt (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Olav den hellige og nabolandene (Norwegian; Johan Schreiner, 1927) Hákonar saga herðibreiðs (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1911) Den nordiske Missions Historie blandt Samerne (Danish; Hans Hammond, 1734) Svartedauen i sagn fra Vestlandet (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2021) Norges Helgener (Indledning) (Norwegian; Ludvig Daae, 1879) Af nvnnv er hlaupaz villde or klaustri (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Underrettning om Rune-Bommens rette Brug (Danish; Anonymous, undated) Hvem var Johan Schreiner? (Norwegian biography) Harald Hårfagre og hans efterfølgere (Norwegian; Johan Schreiner, 1927) Responsum Dni Erici Plantini ad quæstiones (Swedish; Eric Plantinus, før 1688) Afguderiets Dempelse - Indledn., Prædiken, Appendix (Danish; Jens Kildal , ca. 1730) Ein hvsfrv vandlętti vm bonda sinn (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Gand (Norwegian; Amund Helland, 1906) Sieidder, saivok, halddek og bassevarek (Norwegian; Amund Helland, 1906) Finnernes ofringer (Norwegian; Amund Helland, 1906) Beskrivelse af runebommen (Danish; Jens Kildal , ca. 1725) Noaiderne og runebommen (Norwegian; Amund Helland, 1906) Finnernes gudelære (Norwegian; Amund Helland, 1906) Skáldasaga (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson and Eiríkur Jónsson, 1896) De nordiska lapparnas religion – Lapparnas mytologi (Swedish; Edgar Reuterskiöld, 1912) De nordiska lapparnas religion – Nomadlifvets religion (Swedish; Edgar Reuterskiöld, 1912)       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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