Chronology of early Norwegian kings -- Medieval contacts between Norway and Iceland -- Early epitomes and biographies -- The character of kings: Morkinskinna and Fagrskinna -- An Imperiled world : Heimskringla -- In quest of a leader : Sverris saga -- A historical mirage : Hákonar saga Hákonarsonar.
Summary:
"The purpose of the present volume is to provide the nonspecialist with a first orientation on the category of Icelandic sagas known as 'kings' sagas.' They are so titled because they typically, though not exclusively, recount the lives of the Norwegian kings from ca. 900 down to the thirteenth century"--p.vii
Series:
Islandica : a series in Icelandic and Norse studies ; volume LIX
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