STURLUSON (Snorri). Norges Konge-Kronike af Snorro Sturleson - Lot 135

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STURLUSON (Snorri). Norges Konge-Kronike af Snorro Sturleson - Lot 135
STURLUSON (Snorri). Norges Konge-Kronike af Snorro Sturleson fordansket ved Nik. Fred Sev. Grundtvig, Proest. Unden Deel. Copenhagen, Trykt i det Schultziske Officin, 1819. 1 vol. (of 2) of (1), 378 pp. Half-basane, smooth spine ornamented, title p., golden tomaison. Second volume of the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway (from mythical origins to the 13th century) by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241), Icelandic diplomat, historian and poet, the principal Scandinavian writer of the Middle Ages. Author of numerous sagas and mythological tales, his work is an essential source for the knowledge of Nordic mythology. "(...) of great importance to the history of the Scandinavian kingdoms, and all the more valuable as the period in which they were composed is closer to the fabulous times of high antiquity. (...) As for Snorro, an Icelander by birth, owner and eminent civil servant of his country, he wrote the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway in his mother tongue, around the year 1230. The first edition of this work was made in Stockholm, in 1697, by Perringshold (2 vol. in-folio). It contains the Icelandic original, with two translations, into Latin and Swedish. Later, a new five-volume folio edition was published in Copenhagen, containing the original, with two translations, one in Latin and the other in Danish. (...) Mr. Grundtvig undertook to produce a new translation adapted to the taste of our modern times. It is with pleasure that we do justice to the intentions that led him; but we are convinced that he was very much mistaken. In order to make the reading of these two books easy and almost popular, he has collected with untiring care the low and trivial expressions and ways of speaking; so that it is impossible for educated men to read them without disgust. (...) Danemarck and Norway still lack a translation by their two oldest historians that combines elegant simplicity with a naivety that is not repelled by good taste. Unfortunately, these translations wil
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