Heimskringla

[ heyms-kring-lah ]

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noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.

< Old Norse, from kringla heimsins orb of the world, the first two words of the text

This editor inserted them in an edition of the Heimskringla and concealed the patchwork.

Here he digests Heimskringla, which was obtainable through Laing's translation, in a way to stir the blood.

Heimskringla, a thirteenth century history of the royal races of Scandinavia, traces the descent of the Norse kings from her.

The "Heimskringla," or chronicle of Snorro Sturleson, written about 1215, is one of the greatest history books in the world.

In the following lines quoted in the Heimskringla, it would seem to signify the Dii Manes.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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