Morkinskinna
Sign in to savethumb|A folio of Morkinskinna manuscript
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- Author
- Theodore Murdock Andersson
- First published
- 2000
- Editions
- 4
- Subjects
- Norway, history, Icelandic and old norse literature, history and criticism, History, IJslandse handschriften, Morkinskinna, König, Biographie
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12 sectionsContents
- Contents
- Magnús I (r. 1035-1047)
- Haraldr III (r. 1047-1066)
- Óláfr III (r. 1067-1093)
- Magnús III (r. 1093-1103)
- Sigurðr I, Óláfr and Eysteinn I (r. 1103-1130)
- Haraldr IV (r. 1130-6) and Magnús IV (r. 1130-5, 1137-9)
- Sigurðr II (1136-1155)
- Notes
- Primary sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A folio of Morkinskinna manuscript
Morkinskinna is an Old Norse kings' saga, relating the history of Norwegian kings from approximately 1025 to 1157. The saga was written in Iceland around 1220, and has been preserved in a manuscript from around 1275.
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