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Heimskringla

c. 1230 · 13th century

Heimskringla is a collection of sagas of the kings of Norway written in Old Norse around 1230, usually attributed to the Icelandic historian Snorri Sturluson. Beginning with the legendary Yngling kings, it runs through Harald Fairhair, Olaf Tryggvason and Saint Olaf to the reign of Magnus Erlingsson in 1177. It is a central, if often legendary, source for Viking-Age and medieval Scandinavian history.

Heimskringla
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Heimskringla. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/heimskringla
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