Heimskringla: The Stories of the Kings of Norway, Called The Round World
Author: first_name: Snorri
last_name: Sturleson
Language: English
Year: 1893

Heimskringla (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheimsˌkʰriŋla]) is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland by the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (1178/79–1241) ca. 1230. The name Heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, derived from the first two words of one of the manuscripts (kringla heimsins - the circle of the world).<br><br>

Heimskringla is a collection of sagas about the Norwegian kings, beginning with the saga of the legendary Swedish