author
Snorri Sturluson
d. 1241
A towering figure in medieval Iceland, this writer and statesman helped preserve the myths, poetry, and royal histories that shape how many readers imagine the Norse world today. His work remains one of the clearest windows into Old Norse storytelling and belief.
6 Audiobooks
Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
by Snorri Sturluson
The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda
by Snorri Sturluson
The sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald the Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)
by Snorri Sturluson
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson
by Sæmundur fróði, Snorri Sturluson
Kuningastarinoita
by Snorri Sturluson
Edda: taruopillinen alkuosa; Gylfin harhanäky (Gylfaginning)
by Snorri Sturluson
About the author
Born in Iceland around 1179, he became a powerful chieftain as well as a man of letters, and was elected lawspeaker of the Althing more than once. Medieval sources and major reference works describe him as a poet, historian, and political figure whose life was closely tied to the struggles of 13th-century Iceland.
He is best known for the Prose Edda, a foundational guide to Norse mythology and skaldic poetry, and for Heimskringla, the great saga history of the Norwegian kings. Together, these works helped preserve stories, poetic traditions, and historical narratives that might otherwise have been lost.
He died in 1241 at Reykjaholt. Centuries later, he is still one of the most important names connected with Icelandic literature, not only for what he wrote, but for how much of the medieval Norse imagination survives through his books.