Heimskringla

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[heyms-kring-lah] / ˈheɪms krɪŋ lɑ /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.

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Etymology

Origin of Heimskringla

< Old Norse, from kringla heimsins orb of the world, the first two words of the text

Example Sentences

See also Eadgils; and compare the slaying of Ali by Athils on the ice of Lake Wener in the Icelandic "Heimskringla."

From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous

But let it be contrasted with the following extract from the Heimskringla.

From Fians, Fairies and Picts by MacRitchie, David

Wherever possible, therefore, reference has been made in this study to Snorre's Kings' Sagas, commonly known as "Heimskringla," in preference to other saga sources.

From Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age by Larson, Laurence Marcellus

In 1555 Reynard the Fox was translated into Danish from the French, in 1663 the Heimskringla from the Icelandic, but it was in 1641 that Arrebo composed the Hexaemeron or first real Danish epic.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

But at the same time the complete harmony between what Tertulianus tells about Mithra and Heimskringla about Odin is manifest.

From Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland by Ph.D.