| Description |
1 online resource (245 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps, facsimiles |
| Contents |
Front cover ; Title page ; Colophone ; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1 Contents and Structure; 2 Date and Place; 3 Style and Narrative; 4 The Manuscripts; 5 Transmission of the Text; 6 Conclusion; 7 Editorial Principles; The Latin Text (IE, LBM) & English translation (PF); Commentary; Essay on Date and Purpose; Bibliography; Index nominum; Back cover |
| Summary |
The fragmentary medieval chronicle is the oldest piece of historical writing from Norway, and probably our first specimen of Norwegian literature. It was composed in Latin in the second half of the twelfth century, perhaps in the Oslo area. Only the beginning of the work exists today, but it offers, among other things, a detailed report of a shamanic séance among the Sami as well as a unique early geographical description of Norway and the North Sea realm. Furthermore, we are presented with an early version of the Norwegian kings' genealogy, beginning with the mythical Yngling kings and ending, abruptly, with Olav Haraldsson's claim to the throne in 1015. This is the first critical edition of the Latin text since 1880, accompanied by a modern English translation by Peter Fisher. The introduction and full commentary in English take stock of previous scholarships and are new contributions to the interpretation of the text |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-235) and index |
| Notes |
English with text in Latin and English |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Regions & Countries - Europe.
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History & Archaeology.
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Northern Europe & Scandinavia.
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| SUBJECT |
Norway -- History -- To 1030 -- Early works to 1800
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| Subject |
Norway.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Early works.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ekrem, Inger
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Mortensen, Lars Boje
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Fisher, Peter, active 1979-
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| LC no. |
2007464866 |
| ISBN |
8763506122 |
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9788763506120 |
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