Poetry from the Kings' Sagas 2: From C. 1035 to C. 1300 (Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2503518974 ISBN 13: 9782503518978

Publisher: Brepols N.V., 2009

Synopsis

Volumes 1 and 2 in the SKALD series present the large and important body of skaldic poetry preserved in sagas about the kings of Norway and other Scandinavian rulers. Vol. 2 contains poetry composed during the period c. 1035-1300, from the beginning of the reign of Magnus Olafsson (d. 1047) to the reign of Magnus Hakonarson (d. 1280). The poetry commemorates events that took place on Scandinavian soil and on the Continent, as well as in England, Ireland, Scotland, the Orkneys, Russia, Africa, and Byzantium.

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About the Author

Kari Ellen Gade, Professor in the Department of Germanic Studies at Indiana University, is the author of The Structure of Old Norse "Drottkvaettt" Poetry and translator, with Theodore M. Andersson, of Morkinskinna: The Earliest Icelandic Chronicle of the Norwegian Kings (1030 1157).

Edition details

• Publisher: Brepols N.V.
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2503518974
• ISBN 13: 9782503518978
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 916
• Editor: Gade Kari Ellen