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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 6600 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 Pre-Christian Christmas celebration by Sophie Bønding It is generally believed that when Scandinavia was Christianized around the year 1000, the Christian celebration of the birth of Christ replaced an old pagan solstitial feast. But the matter is more complicated. Prior to the Christianization the word yule – Old Norse: jól – signified most likely a pagan seasonal feast. But the timing of the feast, its conceptual content, and its cultic expression has been subject to a fierce debate among scholars. This debate went on until the 60'ies after which it more or less ceased except for one or two contributions after the year 2000.	WE PRESENT: on print The perfect Christmas gift: RAGNAROK – En billeddigtning by Louis Moe RAGNAROK is the fabulous reproduction of the myths about Ragnarök by the artist Louis Moe. With just a few central scene descriptions and nearly one hundred highly dramatic pen drawings he depicts the pagan apocalypse. This is a picture book for adults. A thoroughly illustrated and beautifully bound book. – Published by HEIMSKRINGLA Reprint and available here.
Recent texts Af byskupi ok puka (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1874) De to brødre (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Kong Sverre - Baglerne (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1920) Abbedissen der kom i havsnød (Danish: Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Frá enum greypa gyðing (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Kong Sverre - Sverres strid med kirken (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1920) Om nonnen Eulalia (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Kong Sverre - Krig og fred (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1920) Husfruen der blev advaret af et genfærd (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Frá einum siúkum manni (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Valans sång (Swedish; Viktor Rydberg, 1880-84) De tre riddere der dræbte en mand i Mariakirken (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Kong Sverre - Magnus Erlingssons kongedømme (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1920) Den gale kone (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Tóka þáttr (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Kong Sverre - De norske borgerkrige (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1920) Jødedrengen i ovnen (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Frá einni mey er Musa hét (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Om broder Hubertus (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Det talende kødstykke (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Frá fótveilum manni (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Ragnarssona þáttr (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson and Eiríkur Jónsson, 1896) Kong Sverre - Slaget i Norefjorden (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1920) Præsten der slugte en edderkop (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Eyvindar þáttr urarhorns (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1862) Kong Sverre - Magnus Erlingsson (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1920) Den berusede munk (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Den druknede munk (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2020) Frá einum kórsbróður (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Kong Sverre - Krigen mellem kongerne (Norwegian; Fredrik Paasche, 1920)       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 Maríu jartegnir by C. R. Unger 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 Christmas on HEIMSKRINGLA Danish Christmas Norwegian Christmas Swedish Christmas Old Norse Christmas The Nativity The Icelandic elves The Swedish elf The Danish elves Pre-Christian Christmas
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