Saga Of King Harald Grafeld And Of Earl Hak : SAGA OF KING HARALD GRAFELD AND OF EARL HAKON SON OF SIGURD. PRELIMINARY REMARKS This saga might be called Gunhild's Saga, as she is the chief person in it. The reign of King Harald and Earl Hakon is more fully described in the next saga, that is, Olaf Trygvason's. Other literature on this epoch:...
Saga Of Olaf Kyrre : SAGA OF OLAF KYRRE. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Snorri's account of Olaf Kyrre corresponds with the statements found in "Agrip", "Fagrskinna", and "Morkinskinna". There are but few events in Olaf's long reign, and hence he is very appropriately called the Quiet (Kyrre). As Hildebrand says, this saga seems...
Harald Harfager's Saga : HARALD HARFAGER'S SAGA. 1. HARALD'S STRIFE WITH HAKE AND HIS FATHER GANDALF. Harald (1) was but ten years old when he succeeded his father (Halfdan the Black). He became a stout, strong, and comely man, and withal prudent and manly. His mother's brother, Guthorm, was leader of the hird, at the head...
Saga Of Sigurd, Inge, And Eystein, The Sons : SAGA OF SIGURD, INGE, AND EYSTEIN, THE SONS OF HARALD PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Sigurd died A.D. 1155, Eystein 1157, and Inge 1161. Other literature is "Morkinskinna" and "Fagrskinna." Sigurd Slembe is the subject of a drama by Bjornstjerne Bjornson, translated into English by William Morton Payne...
Hakon The Good's Saga : HAKON THE GOOD'S SAGA. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Of Eirik Blood-axe's five years' reign Snorre has no separate saga. He appears not to have been beloved by the people and his queen Gunhild seems to have had a bad influence on him. Other accounts of Hakon may be found in "Fagrskinna" (chaps. 25-34)...
The Ynglinga Saga : THE YNGLINGA SAGA, OR THE STORY OF THE YNGLING FAMILY FROM ODIN TO HALFDAN THE BLACK. 1. OF THE SITUATION OF COUNTRIES. It is said that the earth's circle which the human race inhabits is torn across into many bights, so that great seas run into the land from the out-ocean. Thus it is known th...
Halfdan The Black Saga : HALFDAN THE BLACK SAGA. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Of this saga there are other versions found in "Fagrskinna" and in "Flateyjarbok". The "Flateyjarbok" version is to a great extent a copy of Snorre. The story about Halfdan's dream is found both in "Fagrskinna" and in "Flateyjarbok". The probability is...
Magnus Erlingson's Saga : MAGNUS ERLINGSON'S SAGA. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. With this saga, which describes a series of conflicts, Snorre's "Heimskringla" ends. King Eystein died in 1177, but Magnus Erlingson continued to reign until his death in 1184. The conflicts continued until the opposition party was led to victory by...
Saga Of Magnus The Blind And Of Harald Gille : SAGA OF MAGNUS THE BLIND AND OF HARALD GILLE. PRELIMINARY REMARKS An age of conflict now begins in Norway. On his death, in 1130, Sigurd left his son Magnus and his brother Harald. They soon divided the government, and then entered upon a five-years' conflict, until Magnus, in 1135, with eyes...
Saga Of Hakon Herdebreid : SAGA OF HAKON HERDEBREID (HAKON THE BROAD-SHOULDERED) (1) PRELIMINARY REMARKS. This saga describes the feud between Hakon Sigurdson and his uncle Inge. The only skald quoted is Einar Skulason. ENDNOTES: (1) The period is from A.D. 1157 to 1161. -- L. 1. BEGINNING OF HAKON HERDEBREID. Hakon, King...
Saga Of Olaf Haraldson : SAGA OF OLAF HARALDSON. (1) PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Olaf Haraldson the Saint's Saga is the longest, the most important, and the most finished of all the sagas in "Heimskringla". The life of Olaf will be found treated more or less freely in "Agrip", in "Historia Norvegiae", in "Thjodrek the Monk"...
Saga Of Sigurd The Crusader And His Brothers : SAGA OF SIGURD THE CRUSADER AND HIS BROTHERS EYSTEIN AND OLAF. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. "Agrip", "Fagrskinna", and "Morkinskinna" more or less complete the story of the sons of Magnus. They contain some things omitted by Snorre, while, on the other hand, some facts related by Snorre are not found...
Magnus Barefoot's Saga : MAGNUS BAREFOOT'S SAGA. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. The greater part of the contents of this saga is also found in "Agrip", "Fagrskinna", and "Morkinskinna". Magnus and his cousin Hakon became kings in 1093, but Hakon ruled only two years and died in 1095. King Magnus fell in the year 1103. Skalds quoted...
King Olaf Trygvason's Saga : KING OLAF TRYGVASON'S SAGA. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Hitherto the narrative has been more or less fragmentary. With Olaf Trygvason's Saga reliable history begins, and the narration is full and connected. The story of Hakon the earl is incorporated in this saga. Accounts of Olaf Trygvason may be found...
Saga Of Harald Hardrade : SAGA OF HARALD HARDRADE. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Harald, son of Sigurd Syr, was born in the year A.D. 1015, and left Norway A.D. 1030. He was called Hardrade, that is, the severe counsellor, the tyrant, though the Icelanders never applied this epithet to him. Harald helped the Icelanders in the famine...
Heimskringla Introduction : [OMACL release #15b] The Heimskringla, by Snorri Sturlson THE ONLINE MEDIEVAL AND CLASSICAL LIBRARY The Online Medieval and Classical Library (OMACL) is an archive being assembled as a service to the Internet. The purpose of this archive is to provide a free and easy way for the average computer...
Saga Of Magnus The Good : SAGA OF MAGNUS THE GOOD. PRELIMINARY REMARKS. Magnus reigned from A.D. 1035 to 1047, when he died. During the last year of his reign his half-brother Harald Sigurdson was his co-regent. The history of Magnus is treated in "Agrip.", ch. 28-32; in "Fagrskinna", ch. 119-146; in "Fornmannasogur", part...
