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Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kings Paperback – May 1, 1990

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Great classic by Icelandic poet/chieftain chronicles the reigns of 16 high kings descended from the warrior-wizard god Odin. Major section on 15-year reign of Olav II Haraldson, patron saint of Norway. Based on earlier histories, oral traditions, plus new material by author, all presented with intelligence, warmth and objectivity. Over 130 illustrations and 5 maps.

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832 pages
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Dover Publications
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May 1, 1990
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5.4 x 1.8 x 8.4 inches
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0486263665
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978-0486263663
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Publisher : Dover Publications; Reprint edition (May 1, 1990)
Language : English
Paperback : 832 pages
ISBN-10 : 0486263665
ISBN-13 : 978-0486263663
Item Weight : 2.1 pounds
Dimensions : 5.4 x 1.8 x 8.4 inches

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- #222 in Antiques & Collectibles Encyclopedias
- #471 in Folklore & Mythology Studies

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S. Jeffrey

Great Bundle

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019

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This has all the lives of the Norse kings. Great addition to any library for those interested in Norse/Anglo Saxon/Frankish history.

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Highly Recommended

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2020

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High quality print. Binding is good. Worth the money.

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Hardly a "victorian" translation, but rather an attempt to retain old norse flavor!

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2007

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This compendium of the norse kings' chronicles is a great effort to keep the flavor and literary rhythym of the original works by Snorri Sturluson.

The extensive annotations and clarifications make this an ideal reference work for navigating the labyrinth of icelandic and norse sagas and other literature from the Scandinavian side of the sea. It's an ideal companion to an aggregation of the norse sagas. If this volume has a shortcoming, that is that it lacks what all of the present-day renderings of the related body of literature could have to add interest for the novice: up-to-date maps keyed to the individual chronicles. But in fairness, that could be a volume in itself, for sure!

Criticism of this translation of the Snorri's chronicles of the lives of the norse kings as "victorian" is not very insightful. First, the Victorian era ended with the 20th century (Queen Victoria died in 1899). This volume dates at the earliest back to 1932.

Second, expecting a translation that reads like Harry Potter does a major disservice to both Snorri's and the editorial board/translators' efforts. It might make for a more casual read, but that isn't the purpose of this volume. Perhaps a version of Clif's Notes or a lighter pictoral Marvel's comics edition will be forthcoming...

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Ryan Ritchey

Wonderful piece of literature and history.

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2019

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Great book good for history buffs of the middle ages! This is especially good for viking historiography and the christianization of Scandinavia.

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Christopher R. Travers

OK, but.....

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I rate translations of historical document based on the importance of the original, the readability of the translation, and the availability of better translations. In rare cases, I also look at the fidelity to the original (in cases where I have read the material in the original language). This work gets 3 stars.

On the first element, Heimskringla is is of enormous importance in both mythological and historical studies relating to Viking and Medieval Scandinavia. Snorri's account begins with a mythological account of the gods euhemerized (as in Edda) in the Ynglinga Saga, and then goes through the history of the kings of Norway starting with Harald Fairhair. The material is of tremendous importance and even later sagas in the series have proven important in folklore studies.

However the translation was made at a time when it was fashionable to provide very flowery translations of sagas and other Old Norse documents. The goal was to make the work feel classy and old. Unfortunately this greatly hurts its readability and, as Einar Haugan pointed out in his essay "On Translating from the Scandinavian," this approach fails to note that in their day such works did not have such a feel and hence a more direct translation is often better. Hence I think that the fidelity and readability issues are worth treating this edition as less important than it would be otherwise.

Finally there are other translations out there which are more recent and reflect a better understanding of the Old Norse documents in their historical context. For this reason, while this is't a BAD addition to one's library, I would recommend other translations instead.

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wendylana

Read this book if you have a love of Scandinavian culture

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020

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Love this whole book! ❤️

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Louisa

great bday gift

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018

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got it for my boyfriend who is a history fanatic and loves everything about the vikings. great bday gift:)

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Ron Di

Five Stars

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best history of Viking kings available

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James McGrory

Required reading for the Viking Age!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2015

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sine qua non of the Viking Age!
Fully comprehensive; Excellent value!

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Roberto R. B.

Crónica de reyes

Reviewed in Spain on August 3, 2020

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La famosa crónica de los reyes noruegos que menciona Verne en su Viaje al centro de la tierra. Al no existir traducciones al español, esta asequible edición en inglés resulta muy útil.

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luis

Bueno, bonito y barato

Reviewed in Spain on June 8, 2019

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No puedo estar más contento, un libro de este tipo por solo 6 euros es una ganga.

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Darrell

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada on June 19, 2016

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Great historical reading.

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