Author: Sturluson SnorriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
The stories of the kings of Norway, called the Round World (Heimskringla). 4
Author: Sturluson SnorriPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Iceland
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
The Stories of the Kings of Norway Called the Round of the World Heimskringla
Author: Snorri SturlasonPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780526308767
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
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The Power of Form
Author: Ana FernandesPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1443875945
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Although positivism dismissed myths as childish fancy, bound to be superseded by reason, there has been a continuous reappraisal of the power of myths since the 19th century. Once viewed as primitive and unreliable accounts and an inadequate and distorted form of knowledge, myths came to be perceived as exemplary narratives, consisting of rich and complex symbolic constructs that carry meaning and a connection to reality. Myths then came to be regarded as a privileged expression of the human soul and of its possibly submerged and unconscious abysses and dramas. Rather than inherently obscure and elusive to a rational grasp, mythical narratives would therefore be driven by logical reasoning, giving shape to a particular worldview of life and humankind. The enduring power of mythical narrative is attested to by its very plasticity, subject to multiple recreations informed by changing concerns and insights. Mythical narratives have thus attracted the interest of various disciplines, from ethnology and history to philosophy, literature, sociology, politics, the history of religions and art history. This interdisciplinary volume studies how myths are inscribed and recycled within both individual and collective heritage, and examines the personal and political implications of multifaceted engagement with myths as one of the forms through which societies try to make sense of their perplexities.
Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiquarian booksellers
Languages : en
Pages : 1028
Book Description
Bibliography of the Sagas of the Kings of Norway and Related Sagas and Tales
Author: Halldór HermannssonPublisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press
ISBN:
Category : Icelandic and Old Norse literature
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
King Harald's Saga
Author: Snorri SturlusonPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141915072
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of Scandinavian forces. Despite England's triumph, it also played a crucial part in fatally weakening the English army immediately prior to the Norman Conquest, changing the course of history. Taken from the Heimskringla - Snorri Sturluson's complete account of Norway from prehistoric times to 1177 - this is a brilliantly human depiction of the turbulent life and savage death of the last great Norse warrior-king.
The Early Kings of Norway
Author: Thomas CarlylePublisher: London Chapman and Hall [1878?]
ISBN:
Category : Norway
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Heimskringla
Author: Snorri SturlusonPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 9780292730618
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 890
Book Description
Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and their descendants, Snorri Sturluson tells us how scions of those descendants, the Swedish kings, colonised and subdued Norway, shire by shire, until King Harald Fairhair united the whole realm. The long line of his successors ruled Norway with varying fortunes, achieving, at one time, a far-flung dominion encompassing a major part of the British Isles and Denmark, besides the homeland. Great missionary kings, especially Olaf Haraldsson (who was later canonised and became the patron saint of Norway), introduced Christianity, and with it southern and western influences. Other rulers weakened the kingdom by their fratricidal struggles or wars with pretenders. Through the whole history, one senses the gradual rise of a national awareness. Snorri Sturluson is, without compare, the greatest historian of the Middle Ages. His work reflects the attitudes of his own troubled times and country, the Iceland of the thirteenth century, torn by bloody feuds.
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