"[Snorri Sturluson] speaks-- as almost no other historian ever has
spoken-- with the authority of a man whose masterful skills would
have made him one of the formidable, foremost in any of the events
he records. So he saturates even remotely past happenings with a
gripping first-hand quality...Hollander's translation is very good,
fresh on every page ...Wherever you open the book, the life grips
you and you read on...." -- Ted Hughes, New York Review of Books
"Among the many contibutions to world literature that ancient
Iceland has given us, Heimskringla stands out as one of the truly
monumental works. Among medieval European histories in the
vernacular it has no equal." -- Modern Philology
Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and
their descendants, Heimskringla recounts the history of the kings
of Norway through the reign of Olaf Haraldsson, who became Norway's
patron saint. Once found in most homes and schools and still
regarded as a national treasure, Heimskringla influenced the
thinking and literary style of Scandinavia over several
centuries.
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