Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2

From c. 1035 to c. 1300

Edited by Kari Ellen Gade

Book cover: Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2

Extent: 916 pages

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Subjects: Medieval Studies

Series: Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

Series volume number: 2

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(June 2009)

ISBN: 9782503518978

Price: $175.00

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Volumes One and Two in this series present the large and important body of skaldic poetry preserved in sagas of legendary and historical medieval Scandinavian kings, mainly those of Norway.


Volumes 1 and 2 in the SKALD series present the large and important body of skaldic poetry preserved in sagas about the kings of Norway and other Scandinavian rulers. Vol. 2 contains poetry composed during the period c. 1035-1300, from the beginning of the reign of Magnus Olafsson (d. 1047) to the reign of Magnus Hakonarson (d. 1280). The poetry commemorates events that took place on Scandinavian soil and on the Continent, as well as in England, Ireland, Scotland, the Orkneys, Russia, Africa, and Byzantium.

  • Edited by Kari Ellen Gade