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02338aam a2200373 a 4500 001 C2173908F1E611E78A18091E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180105010221 008 151130s2016 nyub b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 093599520X 020 $a 9780935995206 035 $a (OCoLC)930683237 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCQ $d BDX $d VRO $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NUI $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 082 04 $a 839.6/309 $2 23 100 1 $a Andersson, Theodore Murdock, $d 1934- $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80049884 245 14 $a The sagas of Norwegian kings (1130-1265) : $b an introduction / $c Theodore M. Andersson. 264 1 $a Ithaca, NY : $b Cornell University Library, $c 2016. 300 $a xiii, 200 pages : $b maps ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Islandica : a series in Icelandic and Norse studies ; $v volume LIX 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "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 505 0 $a 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 : HaÌkonar saga HaÌkonarsonar. 650 0 $a Sagas $x History and criticism. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111140 650 0 $a Old Norse literature $x History and criticism. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008108616 650 0 $a Kings and rulers in literature. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072439 650 0 $a Monarchy $z Norway $x History $y To 1500. 651 0 $a Norway $x History. $x History. 651 0 $a Norway $x History $y 1030-1397. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092651 773 18 $w 990008322570202771 $g 59 830 0 $a Islandica ; $v v.59. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84726963 941 $a 2 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718092601.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180105023307.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=C2173908F1E611E78A18091E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search