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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 6700 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 Myten om Vinland det gode by Knut Rage, 2021 Follow in the footsteps of Leif the Lucky and his mates when they set foot on the North American continent for the first time almost 500 years before Columbus. In this paper the author Knut Rage presents his documentation – from written sources as well as from archaeological. Also available as book, see the link ➤	WE PRESENT: on print Island i fristatstiden by Valtýr Guðmundsson ISLAND i fristatstiden deals with life conditions in Iceland from the first settlement around 870 through the saga age on to the downfall of the Free State in the 1260ies. Through seven chapters the author describes Iceland's early history, it's nature, government and lawgiving, everyday life and feasting, family life from cradle to grave, tensions between pagans and Christians, the development of church and school and the strong literary tradition as seen in skaldic poetry and saga writing. Published by HEIMSKRINGLA Reprint and available here.
Recent texts Eymundar þáttr af Skörum (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Lappisk Mythologi (Norwegian; Jens Andreas Friis, 1871) Den hellige Olaf - Olafs Dyrkelse i Norge i den tidligere Middelalder (Norwegian; Ludvig Daae, 1879) Den hellige Olaf - Olafs særegne Stilling som kongelig Landshelgen (Norwegian; Ludvig Daae, 1879) Fra konv i Kirkivbæ (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Fra konv at Svinafelli (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Vǫlsungakviða hin forna (Helg. hund. II) (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1932) Helgakviða Hjǫrvarðssonar (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1932) Fra konv at Kalfafelli (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Alting og lagting (Norwegian; Absalon Taranger, 1924) Af krasadisk (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Om indebrændingen af biskop Adam (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2021) Hvem var Hans E. Kinck? (Norwegian biography) Eymundar þáttr Hringssonar (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Optegnelser om Vederloven (Danish; Jørgen Olrik, 1901) Illuge Gridsfostres saga (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2021) Vore fædres valg av kirkested (Norwegian; Johan Meyer, 1923) Fjǫlsvinnsmǫ́l (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1932) Sven Aggesøn, Danernes historie (Danish; Jørgen Olrik, 1901) Af presti einvm i Danmork (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Rígsþula (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1932) Hyndluljóð (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1932) Frá Romalldo hertoga (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Vǫlundarkviða (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1932) Den gravide kvinde på Svinefjeld (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2021) Fóstbrœðra saga (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Tiggerens død (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2021) Myten om Vinland det gode (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2021) Hávamǫ́l (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1932) Beretning om Danernes færd til det hellige land (Danish; Jørgen Olrik, 1901)       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 Bergens gamle Bylov by Gregers Fougner-Lundh Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning 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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