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Fagrskinna
Sign in to saveFagrskinna (Old Norse: ; ; trans. "Fair Leather" from the type of parchment) is one of the kings' sagas, written around 1220. It is assumed to be a source for what is known as the Heimskringla, containing histories of Norwegian kings from the 9th to 12th centuries, as well as skaldic verse.
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It is catalogued under topics including 1220s books, Icelandic manuscripts and Kings' sagas.
Its subject is documented across 17 Wikipedia language editions.
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- saga
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- Fagrskinna
- language of work or name
- Old Icelandic
- form of creative work
- prose
- publication date
- 1220-00-00
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Fagrskinna (Old Norse: ; ; trans. "Fair Leather" from the type of parchment) is one of the kings' sagas, written around 1220. It is assumed to be a source for what is known as the Heimskringla, containing histories of Norwegian kings from the 9th to 12th centuries, as well as skaldic verse.
==Description== Fagrskinna is one of the kings' sagas, written around 1220. It takes its name from one of the manuscripts in which it was preserved, Fagrskinna meaning 'Fair Leather', i.e., 'Fair Parchment'. Fagrskinna proper was destroyed by fire, but copies of it and another vellum have been preserved.
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