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Heimskringla is the Icelandic name of the Norse Viking sagas and mythology, originally written in Old Norse around 1225 by the poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (c.1179-1241).
An English translation was made by Samuel Laing (London, 1844).
Some links:
- Berkeley page on Snorri Sturluson's text: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Heimskringla/
Heimskringla is also the name of a weekly newspaper published in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It contains articles written in Icelandic of interest to Icelandic Canadians.
