Edda
edda
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
30 June 1995
Summary
Edda: Unveiling Norse Myths and Viking Poetic Tradition
Over a period of twenty years, Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose EDDA as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional Viking poetry and includes a poem of Snorri’s own, praising the king of Norway. Ironically, Snorri was killed in his own cellar in 1241 on the instigation of the king of Norway as a result of political intrigue…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780460876162 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0460876163 |
| Series: | Everyman |
| Author: | Snorri Sturluson, Anthony Faulkes |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 1995 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 133mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson, historian, poet and politician, was born at Hvamm in western Iceland in 1179. He belonged to an aristocratic family, the Sturlungar. Snorri acquired great wealth and power and was twice lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, and twice visited Norway, where he became embroiled in the politics of King Hakon Hakonarson and the king’s father-in-law, Earl Skuli. The latter rebelled against the king and was killed. Snorri also became subject to the king’s displeasure and was killed in 1241 in his own cellar.
His HEIMSKRINGLA is the best account of medieval Scandinavian history. He may also be the author of EGILS SAGA, one of the finest of the Sagas of Icelanders.
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