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Carregando... Heimskringla: or, The Lives of the Norse Kingsde Snorri Sturluson
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. One of the great medieval books. Written around 1200 it looks back to what happened in the two preceding centuries. And believe me this is good reading. Snorri Sturluson lived 800 years ago, but he wrote like one of our contemporaries. His style is every bit comparable to that of Hemingway. He tells his stories in the simplest of words, just mentioning what happens. And like Hemingway he makes us see the drama, the passion and the violent feelings that the characters must have experienced. He is also very much aware of the landscapes where the dramas unfold, and anyone familiar with the Norwegian landscapes will immediately recognize the setting and its almost mythical dimensions. A brilliant story that I never grow tired of. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
ContémHarald the Fairhaired de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Halfdan the Black de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Hakon the Good de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Magnus the Good de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) The sons of Eric - Earl Hakon de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Olaf the Quiet de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Magnus Barefoot de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) The sons of Magnus de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Magnus the Blind and Harald Gille de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) The sons of Harald de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Hakon the Broad-shouldered de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Magnus Erlingson de Snorri Sturluson (indireta) Notable Lists
Beginning with the dim prehistory of the mythical gods and their descendants, Heimskringla recounts the history of the kings of Norway through the reign of Olaf Haraldsson, who became Norway's patron saint. Once found in most homes and schools and still regarded as a national treasure, Heimskringla influenced the thinking and literary style of Scandinavia over several centuries. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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So far, the first bit, "The Saga of the Ynglings" consists of along series of basically crap kings who rule for about five minutes each. They all die in a ludicrous manner - one drowns in a vat of mead while wandering around (drunk) to look for a pace to take a pee, one gets lured into a cleft in a rock by a dwarf (while drunk) and is never seen again and others die by bull attack and nightmare.