An edition of Morkinskinna (2000)
Morkinskinna
the earliest Icelandic chronicle of the Norwegian kings (1030-1157)
By Theodore Murdock Andersson,Kari Ellen Gade
Publish Date
2000
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Language
eng
Pages
576
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.