Heimskringla (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Snorri Sturluson
- First Published: 1844
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Type of Plot: Folklore
- Time of Work: Legendary times to twelfth century
- Setting: Norway
- Genres: Short fiction, Historical fiction, Folklore, Epic
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, England or English people, Christianity, Kings, queens, or royalty, Legends, Miracles, Middle Ages, Sacrifice, Paganism, Oracles, Norway or Norwegians, Crusades, Vikings
- Locales: England, Jerusalem, Sweden, Istanbul, Turkey, Norway, Iceland, Denmark
Characters Discussed
Odin, an Asian conqueror who finally settles in the Scandinavian peninsula. From him, later rulers of the northland claim descent.
Mime, Odin’s friend, a spy killed by a neighboring people. Receiving the head, Odin preserves it with herbs and sings incantations over it; thereafter, it speaks and discovers secrets for him.
On Jorundsson, king of Sweden. He extends his life by sacrificing a son to Odin every ten years. His people refuse to permit his tenth son to be sacrificed, and he dies of extreme old age.
Halfdan the Black, king of...
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