Snorri Sturluson (–1241)
Teoksen The Prose Edda tekijä
About the Author
Snorri Sturluson's fame as a historian---his main work is the 16 sagas included in Heimskringla (c.1230), a monumental history of Norway from its beginning until 1177---lies both in his critical approach to sources and in his fine, realistic exposition of event and motivation. A similar combination näytä lisää of scholarly and imaginative talent is seen in The Prose Edda (c.1220). Intended to be a handbook in skaldic poetry, it preserves invaluable mythological tales that were on the verge of being forgotten even in Sturluson's time. A large part of what we know about Nordic mythology stems from his Edda. The bibliography that follows also lists the anonymous Egil's Saga (1200--30), which many expert Scandinavian medievalists (e.g., Sigurdur Nordal and Bjorn M. Olsen) attribute to Sturluson. It is a fascinating account of life in Norway, England, and Iceland and of the poet-warrior Egil, whose skaldic verse is renowned for its unusual emotional and personal qualities. Snorri Sturluson's own life was as eventful as those about whom he wrote. Returning to Iceland from exile in 1239, he again became deeply involved in serious power struggles and was murdered in 1241. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: Statue of Snorri Sturluson by sculptor Gustav Vigeland, in Bergen, Norway. An identical statue was erected at Reykholt, Iceland.
Source: Own work
Date: 27 March 2007
Author: Barend
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Tekijän teokset
Saga Six Pack 3 - The Story of Burnt Njál, Magnus the Good, Song of Atli, The Hell-Ride of Brynhild, Saga of… (2015) 9 kappaletta
Snorres kongesagaer 3 kappaletta
Norse Sagas: Kings' Sagas: Saga of Olaf Haraldson, Saga of Magnus the Good, Sagas of Icelanders: Saga of the… (2018) 3 kappaletta
Norges kongesagaer Bind 2 3 kappaletta
Norrœna Anglo-Saxon Classics : Heimskringla: A History of the Norse Kings Volume 1 — Tekijä — 3 kappaletta
Snorres Kongesagaer 2 2 kappaletta
Kongesoger 2 kappaletta
Norrœna Anglo-Saxon Classics Volume 9: The Heimskringla Vol. III — Tekijä — 2 kappaletta
Kongesoger. Soga om Olav Den Heilage 2 kappaletta
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Om Sverige, Urval ur kungasagorna 2 kappaletta
Kongesagaer 2 kappaletta
Snorre Sturlasens levet og skrifter 1 kappale
Snorris Königsbuch (Heimskringla) 1 kappale
Heimskringla, or, The Lives of the Norse Kings, edited with notes by erling Monsen. Translated into English with the… (1931) 1 kappale
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Magnus Erlingson 1 kappale
Textos Mitolóficos de las Eddas 1 kappale
The Heimskringla, a History of the Norse Kings, Vol. 2: Done Into English Out of the Icelandic (Classic Reprint) (2015) 1 kappale
Konungasagor 1 kappale
Snorre Sturlason - kongesagaer 1 kappale
Hakon the Broad-shouldered 1 kappale
Heimskringla Part One 1 kappale
The Heimskringla - A History of the Norse Kings - (Norrcena) - The History and Romance of Northern Europe (1906) 1 kappale
Kongesagaer : i utdrag til skolebruk 1 kappale
Ristafn III: Heimskringla 1 kappale
Ritsafn II: Heimskringla 1 kappale
Ritsafn I: Snorra-Edda & Egils saga 1 kappale
Heimskringla Part Two 1 kappale
Kongesoger 1 kappale
Saga of Grettir the Strong, The 1 kappale
The Heimskringla and the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson [Annotated] (Civitas Library Classics) (2012) 1 kappale
The sons of Harald 1 kappale
Halfdan the Black 1 kappale
Magnus the Blind and Harald Gille 1 kappale
The sons of Magnus 1 kappale
Magnus Barefoot 1 kappale
Olaf the Quiet 1 kappale
Magnus the Good 1 kappale
The sons of Eric - Earl Hakon 1 kappale
Hakon the Good 1 kappale
Harald the Fairhaired 1 kappale
The discoveries of the Norsemen on the northeast coast of America, their attempt at colonization 1 kappale
Snorre Sturlason 1 kappale
Fortellinger fra Olav den helliges saga 1 kappale
Snorre Bind I 1 kappale
Snorre Bind II 1 kappale
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Saga Six Pack 5 – Erling the Bold, Big Peter and Little Peter, The Saga of Harald Hardrade, The Master Thief, A Sea… (2015) — eräät painokset — 9 kappaletta
Mitt skattkammer. b.9 Gjennom tidene — Avustaja — 9 kappaletta
Piirakkasota — Avustaja — 3 kappaletta
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- Muut nimet
- Snorri Sturluson
- Syntymäaika
- c. 1178
- Kuolinaika
- 1241-09-23
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- Iceland
- Syntymäpaikka
- Hvammur, Dalasýsla, Iceland
- Kuolinpaikka
- Reykholt, Iceland
- Asuinpaikat
- Reykholt, Iceland
Borg, Iceland - Ammatit
- poet
historian
chieftain
Law-Speaker of the Althing of Iceland - Suhteet
- Skallagrimsson, Egill (ancestor)
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Snorri created this collection of stories and poetry how-to in part to save a dying art. He himself was Christian but he wished to ensure that traditional Norse poetic composition was not lost. He has an interesting theory on the origin of Aesir worship, linking them with Trojan mythology.
Reading this composition, I couldn't help but be sad that this is one of the few sources we still have for Norse mythology, and what we get here is often tantalising fragments. Snorri often quotes other compositions, which have been lost to the ages save the few lines he includes. Just what was Heimdall's poem, what would it have told us about the enigmatic watchman of the gods, and would it have told us why the head is called "Heimdall's sword"?
This is certainly a must for anyone wishing to dig down into Norse mythology. This is one of the main sources that collections of the myths draw from, and you can judge for yourself how well they have interpreted the fragmentary source material. One of the surprises is how numerous the gods were, yet these days we only really pay any attention to Odin, Thor and Loki, seeing as the surviving myths concern mainly these three and give them such lively personalities. But what of Loki and Odin's companion Hoenir? What of Gefjon who ploughed up a whole island? We may never know.
One thing I can say with fair certainty: our modern interpretation of Odin seems to be completely wrong. Sure he was "All Father", but he was also "Corpse Father" and "Dread". I feel that rather than being a kindly old man, he must have been terrifying.… (lisätietoja)