Morkinskinna
Subtitle: the earliest Icelandic chronicle of the Norwegian kings (1030-1157)
By: translated with introduction and notes by Theodore M. Andersson and Kari Ellen Gade
Contributors: Andersson, Theodore Murdock, 1934-; Gade, Kari Ellen
Series: Islandica -- 51
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Ithaca
Language: eng
Number of pages: 556
Work titles: Morkinskinna. English
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-532) and indexes