By Snorri Webbe Sturlson
Heimskringla is the easiest recognized of the previous Norse kings' sagas. It was once written in previous Norse in Iceland through the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (1179 - 1242) ca. 1230. The identify Heimskringla was once first utilized in the seventeenth century, derived from the 1st phrases of 1 of the manuscripts (kringla heimsins - the circle of the world).Heimskringla is a suite of stories in regards to the Norwegian kings, starting with the mythical Swedish dynasty of the Ynglingas, via debts of ancient Norwegian rulers from Harald Fairhair of the ninth century as much as the dying of the pretender Eystein Meyla in 1177. the precise assets of his paintings are disputed, yet incorporated previous kings' sagas, corresponding to Morkinskinna, Fagrskinna and the 12th century Norwegian synoptic histories and oral traditions, significantly many skaldic poems. Snorri had himself visited Norway and Sweden. For occasions of the mid twelfth century, Snorri explicitly names the now misplaced paintings Hryggjarstykki as his resource. The composition of the sagas is Snorri's. (Quote from wikipedia.org)About the AuthorSnorri Sturluson (1178 - 1241)Snorri Sturluson (1178 - September 23, 1241) used to be an Icelandic historian, poet and flesh presser. He was once three-time elected lawspeaker on the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He used to be the writer of the Prose Edda or more youthful Edda, which is composed of Gylfaginning ("the fooling of Gylfi"), a story of Norse mythology, the Skaldskaparmal, a publication of poetic language, and the Ha'ttatal, an inventory of verse varieties. He was once additionally the writer of the Heimskringla, a background of the Norwegian kings that starts with mythical fabric in Ynglinga saga and strikes via to early medieval Scandinavian heritage. For stylistic and methodological purposes, Snorri is usually taken to be the writer of Egils saga. As a historian a
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Hysing and Helsing fell, and their brother Hake saved himself by flight. King Halfdan then took possession of the whole of Vingulmark, and Hake fled to Alfheimar. 5. HALFDAN'S MARRIAGE WITH HJORT'S DAUGHTER. Sigurd Hjort was the name of a king in Ringerike, who was stouter and stronger than any other man, and his equal could not be seen for a handsome appearance. His father was Helge Hvasse (the Sharp); and his mother was Aslaug, a daughter of Sigurd the worm− eyed, who again was a son of Ragnar Lodbrok.
Rognvald was the name of Olaf's son who was king of Westfold after his father. " Halfdan the Black Saga 1. HALFDAN FIGHTS WITH GANDALF AND SIGTRYG. Halfdan was a year old when his father was killed, and his mother Asa set off immediately with him westwards to Agder, and set herself there in the kingdom which her father Harald had possessed. Halfdan grew up there, and soon became stout and strong; and, by reason of his black hair, was called Halfdan the Black. When he was eighteen years old he took his kingdom in Agder, and went immediately to Vestfold, where he divided that kingdom, as before related, with his brother Olaf.
Now when the sons of King Eystein in Hedemark heard the news, they expected the war would come upon them, and they sent a message to Hogne Karuson and to Herse Gudbrand, and appointed a meeting with them at Ringsaker in Hedemark. ENDNOTES: (1) The first twenty chapters of this saga refer to Harald's youth and his conquest of Norway. This portion of the saga is of great importance to the Icelanders, as the settlement of their Isle was a result of Harald's wars. The second part of the saga (chaps.