Contributions

  • Andersson, Theodore Murdock, 1934- - Contributor
  • Gade, Kari Ellen - Contributor

Publication

2000 - Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

139,000 words, Guess

Page Count

556 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • LibraryThing2247511
  • Goodreads967807

Classifications

  • LCCPT7279.M4 E5 2000

Description

"Morkinskinna ("rotten parchment"), the first full-length chronicle of the kings of medieval Norway (1030-1157), forms the basis of the Icelandic chronicle tradition. Based ultimately on an original from ca. 1220, the single defective manuscript was written in Iceland ca. 1275. The present volume, the first translation of Morkinskinna in any Language, makes this literary milestone available to a general readership, with introduction and commentary to clarify its position in the history of medieval Icelandic letters."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Islandica -- 51

Other Editions

  • Morkinskinna: the earliest Icelandic chronicle of the Norwegian kings (1030-1157)Cornell University Press2000-01-01

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