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Morkinskinna

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language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2012-07-11

Morkinskinna written by and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-11 with Fiction categories.

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 conjunction with, the existing diplomatic editions. Notes on the manuscript problems, as well as introductory and appended matter, augment the text. Above all, Kari Ellen Gade's edition of the skaldic stanzas provides a substantial initial step toward a future edition of the Icelandic text: Morkinskinna is the first large-scale repository of skaldic verse. Morkinskinna also includes many semi-independent tales that recount the adventures of individual Icelanders at the Norwegian court. These tales, with their often humorous or ironic inflections, shift the focus of the chronicle from the deeds of the kings to the Icelandic perception of Norwegian royalty.

Morkinskinna

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Author : Carl Richard Unger
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18

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Morkinskinna is a medieval Icelandic chronicle that recounts the history of the Norwegian kings from the 9th to the 11th century. This English translation by Carl Richard Unger includes detailed descriptions of battles, political intrigue, and the lives of various kings. Morkinskinna is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in medieval Norse history and culture. 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 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. 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.

A Sense Of Belonging

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Author : Armann Jakobsson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-10-05

A Sense Of Belonging written by Armann Jakobsson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-05 with Literary Criticism categories.

Morkinskinna is a 13th-century Icelandic saga that portrays the kings who ruled Norway in the 11th and 12th centuries. It emerged during a particularly fertile period of composition of Icelandic kings' sagas, and marks a key moment in the genre's development, being the first extant work in Old Norse in which the reign of many kings is narrated in detail. The saga's structure has long been considered idiosyncratic among Old Norse kings' sagas. This book describes Morkinskinna as a quest for an identity in which both the royal court and poetry play a pivotal part. This quest binds together a work that moves from King Magnus the Good (d. 1047) to King Ingi Haraldsson (d. 1161), within a courtly society that may be regarded as the main character of the saga. In that society, there are two key figures who continually reappear in new guises: a courtier, often an Icelander, and a king. At the same time, the saga is concerned with narrative, poetry, and language itself. This text can be described as sometimes serious in tone, sometimes adventurous. The tale that is repeated in Morkinskinna is about a king who was not alone in the world, but rather at the head of a court where there were skalds and other entertainments, and about an Icelander who travelled widely in the world, sometimes with polar bears, sometimes with wisecracking ditties, but more often with poetry on his lips. It speaks of an Icelander who makes the Norwegian court his own society and the Norwegian king his leader. Thus, the Icelandic audience of the saga could hear about Norwegian court life and feel they belonged there. (Series: The Viking Collection - Vol. 22)

Dan Morkinskinna

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Author : Carl Rikard 1817-1897 Unger, Ed
language : da
Publisher: Wentworth Press
Release Date : 2016-08-28

Dan Morkinskinna written by Carl Rikard 1817-1897 Unger, Ed and has been published by Wentworth Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-28 with History categories.

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