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Informationen zum Autor The only English translation of the three sagas in a single volumeIncludes introduction, notes, selected criticism, further reading, text summary, indexes and a chronology of early Icelandic literatureIncludes nine specially commissioned mapsReset with wide B format pages to give generous margins for notes 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. The only English translation of the three sagas in a single volumeIncludes introduction, notes, selected criticism, further reading, text summary, indexes and a chronology of early Icelandic literatureIncludes nine specially commissioned mapsReset with wide B format pages to give generous margins for notes Klappentext The Everyman Paperback Classics series offers the latest scholarship on the works of the world's greatest poets, writers and philosophers. Each edition includes a comprehensive introduction, chronology, notes, appendix, critical responses, and a text summary. Presented in an affordable edition with wide format pages for generous margins for notes. Contact your sales rep or call Tuttle for a complete list of available titles. The only English translation to include the complete work - a must-have for all students of early Norse literature. Zusammenfassung The only English translation to include the complete work - a must-have for all students of early Norse literature....
