Books by Snorri Sturluson

The Prose Edda is the most renowned of all works of Scandinavian literature and our most extensive source for Norse mythology. Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, it tells ancient stories of the Norse creation epic and recounts the battles that follow as gods, giants, dwarves and elves struggle for survival. It also preserves the oral memory of heroes, warrior kings and queens. In clear prose interspersed with powerful verse, the Edda provides unparalleled insight into the gods' tragic realization that the future holds one final cataclysmic battle, Ragnarok, when the world will be destroyed. These tales from the pagan era have proved to be among the most influential of all myths and legends, inspiring modern works as diverse as Wagner's Ring Cycle and Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

La fascination de Gulfi ("Gylfa Ginning"): traité de mythologie scandinave / composé par Snorri fils de Sturla; traduit du texte norrain en français et expliqué dans une introduction et un commentaire critique perpétuel, par Frédéric Guillaume Bergmann, ...Date de l'édition originale: 1861Le présent ouvrage s'inscrit dans une politique de conservation patrimoniale des ouvrages de la littérature Française mise en place avec la BNF. HACHETTE LIVRE et la BNF proposent ainsi un catalogue de titres indisponibles, la BNF ayant numérisé ces oeuvres et HACHETTE LIVRE les imprimant à la demande. Certains de ces ouvrages reflètent des courants de pensée caractéristiques de leur époque, mais qui seraient aujourd'hui jugés condamnables. Ils n'en appartiennent pas moins à l'histoire des idées en France et sont susceptibles de présenter un intérêt scientifique ou historique. Le sens de notre démarche éditoriale consiste ainsi à permettre l'accès à ces oeuvres sans pour autant que nous en cautionnions en aucune façon le contenu. Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr

Saga Six Pack 5 is a Viking-sized selection of Scandinavian super-stories: Erling the Bold by R. M. Ballantyne; Big Peter and Little Peter by George Webbe Dasent; The Saga of Harald Hardrade by Snorri Sturluson; The Master Thief by Peter Christen Asbjornsen; A Sea Queen's Sailing by Charles W. Whistler and Bruin and Reynard by Jorgen Engebretsen."

The first volume of a new translation of Snorri Sturluson's history of the Norwegian kings, with introduction and notes. The second edition is corrected and updated.

Suitable for poets to compose in the style of the skalds of the Viking ages, this title includes the whole of Gylfaginning ("The deluding of Gylfi") - a guide to mythology that forms one of the great storybooks of the Middle Ages - and the longer heroic tales and legends of "Skaldskaparmal" (Poetic diction).

The wellspring of modern knowledge of Norse mythology, these ancient legends of gods and heroes were created to preserve the narrative style of the Viking sagas from European influence.

Contents: Codex Regius, fol. 7v; Abbreviated references; Introduction; Synopsis; The author; The title; The contents of Snorri''s Edda; Models and sources; Manuscripts; Bibliography; Text 3; General notes; Textual notes; Glossary; Index of names.

A collection of sagas concerning the various rulers of Norway, from about 850 to 1177.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."e;[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."e; -Ted Hughes, New York Review of Books"e;Among the many contributions 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."e; -Modern Philology

Contents of Volume 1: Introduction; Title; Synopsis; The Composition of the Work; Date and authorship; The verse quotations; The ¿ulul; The Dialogue Frame; The prose narratives; The analysis of poetic diction; Purpose; Manuscripts; This edition; Table of verse quotations and their preservation; Bibliographical references; Manuscript sigla; Glossary of technical terms; Text; Textual notes; General notes. Contents of Volume 2: Glossary; Index of names.

This compelling Icelandic history describes the life of King Harald Hardradi, from his battles across Europe and Russia to his final assault on England in 1066, less than three weeks before the invasion of William the Conqueror. It was a battle that led to his death and marked the end of an era in which Europe had been dominated by the threat of Scandinavian forces. Despite England's triumph, it also played a crucial part in fatally weakening the English army immediately prior to the Norman Conquest, changing the course of history. Taken from the Heimskringla - Snorri Sturluson's complete account of Norway from prehistoric times to 1177 - this is a brilliantly human depiction of the turbulent life and savage death of the last great Norse warrior-king.