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HEIMSKRINGLA is an online collection of Old Norse source material, primarily Eddas, Icelandic sagas, scaldic poetry, and some background material. HEIMSKRINGLA consists of some 6200 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.
Recent texts: Forord til Islandske Annaler (Norwegian; Gustav Storm, 1888) Vm Eirik iarl Haconar sun (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1903) Völuspá (Old Norse, Sophus Bugge, 1867) Völuspá I Völuspá II (Codex regius) Völuspá III (Hauksbók) Völuspá IV (Snorra Edda) Excurs til Völuspá Herbert oc Hilda (Old Swedish, Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius, 1854) Upphaf Rómverja (Old Norse, Konráð Gíslason, 1860) Vaticinium volæ (Latin, Peder Hansen Resen and Stephan Olafsen, 1665) Eireks Saga víðförla (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Vm Olaf Tryggva sun (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1903) Vaticinium valae (Latin; Monrad. m. fl., 1828) Klede og tekstilar i middelalderen (Norwegian; Britt Kjellesvik Rage, 2019) Merlins spådom (Danish; Jón Sigurðsson, 1849) Om kilderne til «Grønlandske Chronica» (Norwegian; Gustav Storm, 1888) Brylløp Gunnar konungs (Old Swedish, Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius, 1854) De ældste nordiske Runeindskrifter (Danish; Ludvig F. A. Wimmer, 1867) Amícus ok Amilíus saga (Old Norse; Eugen Kölbing, 1873) Aff Amelio oc Amico (Old Swedish; Gustav Klemming, 1873) Heimskringla Reprint (Heimskringla's new book portal.) Ættartölur (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Brev (Old Norse; Johannes Belsheim, 1884) Om Ynglingatal (Danish; Konráð Gíslason, 1881) Johannes' Aabenbaring (Old Norse; Johannes Belsheim, 1884) Didrik rider till Britanea land (Old Swedish, Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius, 1854) Apostlernes Gjerninger (Old Norse; Johannes Belsheim, 1884) Hversu Noregr byggðist (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Oda Thrymi aut Recuperatio mallei (Latin, Luxdorph. and more, 1787) Islands Fortidslevninger (Danish; Kristian Kaalund, 1882) Þáttr frá Sigurði konungi slefu (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Previous New texts	We present Klede og tekstilar i middelalderen By Britt Kjellesvik Rage, 2019 What do we actually know about fashion and clothing during the viking age and the medieval period? This question is taken up by textile artist Britt Kjellesvik Rage in this paper. Using archaeological finds, contemporary artwork, and written sources as her point of departure, she examines what can be concluded about materials, style, colouring and patterns. Among other things she describes, what was unique about male and female clothing and how social differences were expressed in the way people dressed. All arguments are supported by a number of interesting grave finds that are treated in this paper.
	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.
	HEIMSKRINGLA REPRINT HEIMSKRINGLA REPRINT is this autumn's big news. – After more than 20 years of digitalizing Old Norse litterature on the internet we now take it one step further by republishing some of the works in book form. Under the serial title HEIMSKRINGLA REPRINT we will be publishing a series of central works as paperbacks. You can order the books here. New releases will be announced on this website.
About the HEIMSKRINGLA-project and the people behind it About the project Norrøne Tekster og Kvad. Mere end Snorre. Article about Heimskringla. Short presentation of the people behind the project. Arbejdskontoret, if you would like to become part of the project. Editorial principles.	Ongoing projects: De gamle Eddadigte published and interpreted by Finnur Jónsson Norges gamle Love indtil 1387 by R. Keyser og P. A. Munch Fagrskinna by Finnur Jónsson Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning by Finnur Jónsson Flateyjarbók by Guðbrandur Vigfússon and C. R. Unger Danske sagn I-VI by Evald Tang Kristensen
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