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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 6900 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 Norske Folke-Sagn by Andreas Faye (1802-1869) Folklorist Andreas Faye's collection of traditional Norwegian folklore is now complete on Heimskringla. – It may be hard to get an overview of folkloristic material partly because of the amount of the material, partly because traditional legends often have survived without any references. However many of these stories and tales are full of valuable hints to traditional folk belief as well as to Old Norse mythology. Faye's collection is divided into these categories: 1) Overnaturlige Væsener, 2) Kjæmper og Konger, 3) Sanct Olaf, 4) Den sorte Død, 5) Historiske Sagn og 6) Forskjellige Sagn.	WE PRESENT: on print Beda: Anglernes kirkehistorie – Anno 731 By Bede (672-735) The Ecclesiastical History of the English People is written in the year 731 by the English monk Bede – also known as The Venerable Bede. The author describes the divided English kingdoms and the upcoming of the Christian Church. In chronological order from the first invasion by the Romans in 55 AD to his own life-time Bede paints a vivid picture of the struggle for religious and political unity. This history offers unique insight into the Britain that met the Vikings when they first arrived at the holy island of Lindisfarne in the year 793. Published by HEIMSKRINGLA Reprint and available here.
Recent texts De nordiska lapparnas religion Inledning (Swedish; Edgar Reuterskiöld, 1912) Om Lapparne och deras gudar (Swedish; Jonas Ulrik Grönlund, 1848) Skule jarl (Norwegian; Halvdan Koht, 1924) Af Petro þræl (Old Norse; C. R. Unger, 1871) Norske Folke-Sagn - Forskjellige Sagn (Norwegian; Andreas Faye, 1948) Norske Folke-Sagn - Historiske Sagn (Norwegian; Andreas Faye, 1948) Ynglinga saga (norrønt; Finnur Jónsson, 1900) Norske Folke-Sagn - Den sorte Død (Norwegian; Andreas Faye, 1948) Norske Folke-Sagn - Sanct Olaf (Norwegian; Andreas Faye, 1948) Magnús saga hins góða ok Haralds saga hardráða (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1868) Norske Folke-Sagn - Kjæmper og Konger (Norwegian; Andreas Faye, 1948) Norske Folke-Sagn - Overnaturlige Væsener (Norwegian; Andreas Faye, 1948) Norske Folke-Sagn - Fortale (Norwegian; Andreas Faye, 1948) Saga Hákonar góða (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1900) Blóð-Egils þáttr (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1868) Sagalitteraturens ånd og skikkelser (Norwegian; Hans E. Kinck, 1926) Kjærligheten i Kormaks saga (Norwegian; Hans E. Kinck, 1918) Et par ting om ættesagaen. Skikkelser den ikke forsto (Norwegian; Hans E. Kinck, 1916) Norrøne gude- og heltesagn - Minner om guderne og deres dyrkelse i norske stedsnavn (Norwegian; P.A. Munch, 1922) Hvem var Andreas Faye? (Norwegian biography) Þorsteins þáttr tjaldstœðings (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1868) Þorsteins þáttr forvitna (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1868) Norrøne gude- og heltesagn - Gudedyrkelsen (Norwegian; P.A. Munch, 1922) Norrøne gude- og heltesagn - Heltesagnene (Norwegian; P.A. Munch, 1922) I gudinnens fotspor - gudeøya Tysnes, myter og historie (Norwegian; Knut Rage, 2021) Grim Loddenkinds saga (Danish; Jesper Lauridsen, 2021) Halldórs þáttr Snorrasonar (Old Norse; C. R. Unger and Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1868) Sporrings Relation angaaende Findmarcken (Danish; Hans Hammond, 1734) Berättelse om Ecclesiastiqve (Swedish, Olof Mallmer (Malmerfelt), 1742) Eyktarstad-problemet og Vinlandsreisene (Norwegian; M.M. Mjelde, 1927) Norrøne gude- og heltesagn - Gudesagnene eller den egentlige gudelære (Norwegian; P.A. Munch, 1922) Gammelnordisk religion (Danish; Marius Kristensen, 1977) Snegluhalla þáttr (norrønt; C. R. Unger og Guðbrandur Vigfússon, 1868) Saga Hálfdanar svarta (Old Norse; Finnur Jónsson, 1900) Om lappernes religion og hvad dertill henhører (Danish; Anonymous, ca. 1760) Vikingerne - Livssyn og Dannelse ved Overgangen fra Vikingetid til Middelalder (Norwegian; Alexander Bugge, 1904)       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 Den norsk-islandske skjaldedigtning by Finnur Jónsson Heimskringla 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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