Saga Of King Olaf Tryggwason

Author : Oddr Snorrason
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501717901
Total Pages : 193 pages
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Download or read book The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason written by Oddr Snorrason and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oddr Snorrason, a Benedictine monk in northern Iceland in the late twelfth century, composed a landmark Latin biography of the legendary Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason (died 1000 C.E.). This biography was soon translated into Icelandic, and the translation (though not the Latin original) is preserved in two somewhat differing versions and a small fragment of a third. The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason is the first English translation of this text, augmented by an introduction and notes to guide the reader. There is a strong possibility that Oddr's biography was the first full-length saga of the Icelandic Middle Ages. It ushered in a century of saga writing that assured Iceland a unique place in medieval literature and in the history of prose writing. Aside from being a harbinger of the saga tradition, and indeed of the modern novel, The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason has its own literary merits, including an epic description of the great Battle of Svoldr, in which King Olaf succumbed. In significant ways the narrative of this battle anticipates the mature style of the classical sagas in the thirteenth century.

Author : Oddr Snorrason
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Saga of King Olaf Tryggwason who Reigned Over Norway A.D. 995 to A.D. 1000 written by Oddr Snorrason and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Snorri Sturluson
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
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Download or read book The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) written by Snorri Sturluson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a great and rousing story of the last of the Viking kings, with truly incredible adventures. The highlight is not the language with flowery flourishes, but with jolting, abrupt changes in plot. There is no inner-dialogue, and the dialogue between characters is direct but halting, with little fluidity. It is obvious that this is an ancient text and a translation.

Author : Oddr Snorrason
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801441493
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason written by Oddr Snorrason and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Oddr Snorrason, a Benedictine monk in northern Iceland in the late twelfth century, composed a landmark Latin biography of the legendary Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason (died 1000 C.E.). This biography was soon translated into Icelandic, and the translation (though not the Latin original) is preserved in two somewhat differing versions and a small fragment of a third. The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason is the first English translation of this text, augmented by an introduction and notes to guide the reader. There is a strong possibility that Oddr's biography was the first full-length saga of the Icelandic Middle Ages. It ushered in a century of saga writing that assured Iceland a unique place in medieval literature and in the history of prose writing. Aside from being a harbinger of the saga tradition, and indeed of the modern novel, The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason has its own literary merits, including an epic description of the great Battle of Svoldr, in which King Olaf succumbed. In significant ways the narrative of this battle anticipates the mature style of the classical sagas in the thirteenth century.

Author : Snorri Sturluson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald the Tyrant (Harald Haardraade). written by Snorri Sturluson and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Saga of King Olaf Tryggwason written by Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Oddr Snorrason
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ISBN 13 : 9781021682178
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Saga of King Olaf Tryggwason Who Reigned Over Norway A.D. 995 to A.D. 1000 written by Oddr Snorrason and published by . This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Angus A. Somerville
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 148757049X
Total Pages : 550 pages
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Download or read book The Viking Age written by Angus A. Somerville and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2019-11-20 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this extensively revised third edition of The Viking Age: A Reader, Somerville and McDonald successfully bring the Vikings and their world to life for twenty-first-century students and instructors. The diversity of the Viking era is revealed through the remarkable range and variety of sources presented as well as the geographical and chronological coverage of the readings. The third edition has been reorganized into fifteen chapters. Many sources have been added, including material on gender and warrior women, and a completely new final chapter traces the continuing cultural influence of the Vikings to the present day. The use of visual material has been expanded, and updated maps illustrate historical developments throughout the Viking Age. The English translations of Norse texts, many of them new to this collection, are straightforward and easily accessible, while chapter introductions contextualize the readings.

Author : Olafs Saga Tryggvasonar
Publisher : Wentworth Press
ISBN 13 : 9780526779253
Total Pages : 528 pages
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Download or read book The Saga of King Olaf Tryggwason Who Reigned Over Norway A. D. 995 to A written by Olafs Saga Tryggvasonar and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2019-03-04 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Oddr Snorrason
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781528186940
Total Pages : 532 pages
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Download or read book The Saga of King Olaf Tryggwason written by Oddr Snorrason and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Saga of King Olaf Tryggwason: Who Reigned Over Norway, A. D. 995 to A. D. 1000 In the Prolegomena to the Oxford Edition of the Sturlunga, the present Saga is called the Great 0. T. Saga, to distinguish it from the Heimskringla life of the King. It is to a large extent a compilation of other Sagas. King Olaf, the Apostle of Christianity to Iceland, held an important place in the Icelandic literature of the first part of the thirteenth century, and one of his admirers thought it desirable to collect into one complete story, and weld together, the notices respect ing him. First and foremost of the author's sources is the Heimskringla life, by Snorri, which gives what may be called an historical picture of the hero. Next to this is a life written by Odd Monk at the close of the twelfth century. This work, written originally in Latin, is lost, but two free translations of it exist, and these give what may be called a legendary picture of the King. Both these lives fully described King Olaf's great work of bringing heathen Norway within the Christian fold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.