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Roger Hargreaves - Morkinskinna: The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030–1157) - 9780801477836 - V9780801477836
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Morkinskinna: The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030–1157)

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Description for Morkinskinna: The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030–1157) Paperback. Translator(s): Andersson, Professor Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen. Series: Islandica. Num Pages: 576 pages, 7, maps. BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 834. the Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030-1157). 576 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DNC; 3H; DSBB; HBLC. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 32. Weight: 828. Translator(s): Andersson, Theodore M.; Gade, Kari Ellen.

Morkinskinna ("rotten parchment"), the first full-length chronicle of the kings of medieval Norway (1030-1157), forms the basis of the Icelandic chronicle tradition. Based ultimately on an original from ca. 1220, the single defective manuscript was written in Iceland ca. 1275. The present volume, the first translation of Morkinskinna in any language, makes this literary milestone available to a general readership, with introduction and commentary to clarify its position in the history of medieval Icelandic letters.

The book is designed to be used by readers with no knowledge of Icelandic. The translation is keyed to, and may be used in ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Series
Islandica
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801477836
SKU
V9780801477836
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Ref
99-1

About Roger Hargreaves
Theodore M. Andersson, Professor Emeritus of Germanic Studies at Indiana University, is the author of several books, including Early Epic Scenery: Homer, Virgil, and the Medieval Legacy; The Legend of Brynhild (both from Cornell); and A Preface to the "Nibelungenlied." Kari Ellen Gade, Professor in the Department of Germanic Studies at Indiana University, is the author of The Structure of ... Read more

Reviews for Morkinskinna: The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030–1157)
This volume by Andersson and Gade will be mandatory reading for scholars of kings' sagas, skaldic verse, and Icelandic literature more generally; for those without a professional interest in the sagas, the text on its own is an exciting narrative which should not be missed.... The present volume enables these tales to delight a far larger audience than has hitherto ... Read more

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