Heimskringla

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[hayms-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

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Heimskringla

A branch of the historic sagas is the Kings' Sagas, in which we find Heimskringla, the Saga of Olaf Tryggvason, the Flatey Book, and others.

From The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature by Conrad Hjalmar Nordby

Sir George Dasent's translation of the "Younger Edda" appeared in 1842; Laing's "Heimskringla" in 1844; Dasent's "Burnt Nial" in 1861; his "Gisli the Outlaw," and Head's "Saga of Viga-Glum" in 1866.

From A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century by Henry A. (Henry Augustin) Beers

They are generally divided into three groups, the first including sagas on historical themes, such as the Egilssaga, the Eyrbyggjasaga, the Njalssaga, the Laxdaelasaga, and the already mentioned Heimskringla.

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

It is to the delusion or eye-deceit mentioned in this chapter that Snorre Sturlasson refers in his Heimskringla, in Chapter VI of Ynglinga Saga.

From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Rasmus Björn Anderson

Touching for King's Evil.—The following passage bearing upon the custom of touching for the King's Evil, and its antiquity, is extracted from Laing's translation of Snorro Sturleson's Heimskringla.

From Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell

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