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Snorri Sturluson

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Snorri Sturluson

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Also known as Snorre Sturlusson, Snorri Sturlason, Snorre Sturleson

Icelandic historian, poet and politician (AD 1179–1241)

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Snorri Sturluson was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician who lived from 1179 to 1241 and is remembered as one of the most important literary figures of medieval Iceland. He matters because he preserved crucial knowledge about Norse mythology, Scandinavian history, and Old Norse poetry through his writings, which remain primary sources for understanding the Viking Age and medieval Nordic culture.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Iceland
Place of death
Reykholt
Father
Sturla Þórðarson (elder)
Sibling
Sighvatr Sturluson
Occupation
poet
Position held
lawspeaker
Languages spoken
Icelandic
Notable work
Heimskringla
Family
Sturlungar family clan
Movement
euhemerism
Image
Snorre Sturluson-Christian Krohg.jpg
Work location
Iceland
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manner of death
homicide
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date of death
1241-09-23
date of birth
1179-00-00
name in native language
Snorri Sturluson
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Snorri Sturluson
writing language
Old Norse
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An illustrated title page of a manuscript from 1764 containing the Prose Edda (ÍB 299 4to) Snorri Sturluson (Old Norse: [ˈsnorːe ˈsturloˌson]; Icelandic: [ˈstnɔrːɪ ˈstʏ(r)tlʏˌsɔːn]; 1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, knight, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of the Prose Edda, which is a major source for what is today known about Norse mythology and alliterative verse, and Heimskringla, a history of the Norse kings that begins with legendary material in Ynglinga saga and moves through to early medieval Scandinavian history. For stylistic and methodological reasons, Snorri is often taken to be the author of Egil's Saga. He was assassinated in 1241 by men claiming to be agents of the King of Norway.

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