The Sagas of Norwegian Kings (1130-1265)

The Sagas of Norwegian Kings (1130-1265)
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Download or read book The Sagas of Norwegian Kings (1130-1265) written by Theodore Murdock Andersson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of the present volume is to provide the nonspecialist with a first orientation on the category of Icelandic sagas known as 'kings' sagas.' They are so titled because they typically, though not exclusively, recount the lives of the Norwegian kings from ca. 900 down to the thirteenth century."--p.vii


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