Sturlunga saga (Sagas of the Sturlungs) — Rare Icelandic edition, 1908

Description: About the item Original title: Sturlunga saga Title in English: Sturlunga saga Description: This is rare 4-volume Icelandic edition of Old Norse Sturlunga saga (often called simply Sturlunga), is set in twelfth- and thirteenth-century Iceland, and were written soonafter the events they describe. The verse quoted in contemporary sagas is skaldic verse. Semantic core of Sturlunga saga (often called simply Sturlunga) is mostlydeals with the story of the Sturlungs, a powerful family clan during the Age of the Sturlungs period of the Icelandic Commonwealth.Sturlunga saga is a collection of Icelandic sagas by various authors from the 12th and 13th centuries; it was assembled in about 1300. Sturlunga saga covers thehistory of Iceland between 1117 and 1264. It begins with Geirmundar þáttr heljarskinns, the legend of Geirmundr heljarskinn, a regional ruler in late 9th-centuryNorway, who moves to Iceland to escape the growing power of King Harald Finehair. The more historical sagas commence in 1117 with Þorgils saga ok Hafliða. Othersagas included in the collection are Sturlu saga, Prestssaga Guðmundar Arasonar, Guðmundar saga biskups, Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar, Þórðar saga kakala,Svínfellinga saga and Íslendinga saga, composed by Sturla Þórðarson, which constitutes almost half of the compilation and covers the period 1183–1264.The compiler Þórðr Narfason from Skarði (died in 1308) assembled the components in chronological order, added þættir including Geirmundar þáttr and Haukdælaþáttr and genealogies, and endeavoured to combine them into a single work, usually replacing the beginning and the ending with a linking passage. Þórðr Narfasonmay also have written Geirmundar þáttr and Haukdæla þáttr and possibly also Sturlu þáttr. In some cases Þórðr broke up sagas to achieve chronological order. Thesagas are often thought of as constituting is the main source of Icelandic history during the 12th and 13th centuries and was created by people who experienced theinternal power struggle which ended in Iceland's loss of sovereignty and submission to Norway in 1262–64; the descriptions of wounds in Íslendinga saga are sodetailed that they may be based on eyewitness accounts used in compensation claims. It is also indispensable for the details of social history which it contains.The books contains:I volume (printed 1908; 331 pages). Prepared for publication Dr. phil. Björn BjarnasonGeirmundar þáttr heljarskinnsÞorgils saga ok HafliðaÆttartölurSturlusagaPrestssaga Guðmundar góðaGuðmundar saga dýraHrafns saga SveinbjarnarsonarII volume (printed 1909; 378 pages). Prepared for publication Dr. phil. Björn BjarnasonÍslendinga sagaIII volume (printed 1913; 333 pages). Prepared for publication Benedikt SveinssonSaga Þórðar Sighvatssonar KakalaSvínfellinga sagaÞorgilssaga skarðaSturlu þátturIV volume (printed 1915; XXXII + 436 pages). Prepared for publication Benedikt SveinssonFormáliTímatal Sturlu þátturViðbætirVísnaskýringarNafnaskráAthugasemdir og leiðréttingarThis publication also includes the Name Index and the timeline of Sturlunga saga. Language: Old Icelandic Dimensions: 110 × 170 mm / 4.3 × 6.7 in Weight: 1400 g / 49 oz Pages: 429 + 530 Edition: The books are 1st first and only edition of Sturlunga saga published at the expense of famous Icelandic book publisher Sigurður Kristjánsson. Printed in Reykjavik in 1908-1915 Condition: Antique books in good condition. Hardcover. On the spine of a book is gold titling. Saving through combined postage I'm happy to post everything to you in the same package if you're buying multiple items from me. You get a discount on postage costs and I save money by combining items. 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