Rasmus Bjørn Anderson était un auteur et professeur américain axé sur des thèmes scandinaves. Il a fondé le Département d'études scandinaves à l'Université du Wisconsin-Madison et a été un fervent défenseur de l'idée que les Vikings ont découvert le Nouveau Monde. Anderson a joué un rôle déterminant dans la popularisation de cette théorie et a été à l'origine du mouvement visant à honorer Leif Erikson par une fête. Ses écrits et ses efforts de publication ont considérablement contribué au vif intérêt pour l'histoire et la culture de l'Europe du Nord.
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"Over a period of twenty years Snorri Sturluson, scholar, courtier and poet, compiled the prose Edda as a textbook for young poets who wished to praise kings. His work surveys the content, style and metres of traditional Viking poetry and includes a lengthy poem of Snorrie's own, praising the king of Norway. Ironically, Snorri was killed in his own cellar in Iceland in 1241 on the instigation of the king of Norway, as a result of political intrigue. The Edda contains the most extensive account of Norse myths and legends that has survived from the Middle Ages as well as the popular stories of Odin winning back the mead of poetic inspiration and Thor fishing for the Midgard serpent" -- provided by publisher
This volume of the Heimskringla contains accounts of the lives of Norwegian kings from the late twelfth century, including Haakon IV, Guttorm I, Inge II, and many others. The saga provides insights into the political, social, and religious structures of medieval Norway.
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