TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ekrem, Inger
AU  - Boje Mortensen, Lars
AB  - The fragmentary medieval chronicle, , is the oldest piece of historical writing from Norway, and probably our first specimen of Norwegian literature. It was composed in Latin in the second half of the twelfth century, perhaps in the Oslo area. Only the beginning of the work exists today, but it offers, among other things, a detailed report of a shamanic séance among the Sami as well as a unique early geographical description of Norway and the North Sea realm. Furthermore, we are presented with an early version of the Norwegian kings' genealogy, beginning with the mythical Yngling kings and ending, abruptly, with Olav Haraldsson's claim to the throne in 1015. This is the first critical edition of the Latin text since 1880, accompanied by a modern English translation by Peter Fisher. The introduction and full commentary in English take stock of previous scholarships and are new contributions to the interpretation of the text.
DO  - 10.26530/OAPEN_342356
ID  - OAPEN ID: 342356
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 808382421
KW  - krønike
KW  - middelalderstudier
KW  - text editions and manuscripts
KW  - history
KW  - norway
KW  - narratology
KW  - comparative literature
KW  - parallel translation
KW  - narratologi
KW  - nordic countries, the
KW  - paralleloversættelse
KW  - middle ages, the
KW  - norden
KW  - tekstudgaver og manuskripter
KW  - english
KW  - cult
KW  - norge
KW  - medieval studies
KW  - kultdyrkelse
KW  - chronicle
KW  - historie
KW  - middelalder
KW  - litteraturvidenskab
KW  - engelsk
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/23a73b73-d26a-4853-b8e6-78aca98b89f3/342356.pdf
LA  - English
LA  - Latin
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/34942
PB  - Museum Tusculanum Press
PY  - 2006
SN  - 9788772898131
TI  - Historia Norwegienull
ER  - 
