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Morkinskinna, the Glossary

Morkinskinna is an Old Norse kings' saga, relating the history of Norwegian kings from approximately 1025 to 1157.^[1]

40 relations: Alexios I Komnenos, Ármann Jakobsson, Óttar of Dublin, Carl L. Thunberg, Copenhagen, Cornell University Press, Denmark, Einar Thambarskelfir, English language, Eystein I of Norway, Fagrskinna, Finnur Jónsson, Gissur Ísleifsson, Harald Gille, Harald Hardrada, Harold Godwinson, Heimskringla, Hreiðars þáttr, Iceland, Jutland, Kings' sagas, Magnus Barefoot, Magnus Sigurdsson, Magnus the Good, Norway, Olaf III of Norway, Olav Magnusson of Norway, Old Norse, Royal Danish Library, Scania, Sigurd II, Sigurd Slembe, Sigurd the Crusader, Skald, Sweyn II of Denmark, The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords, The Tale of Sarcastic Halli, The Tale of the Story-Wise Icelander, Thormodus Torfæus, Tryggvi the Pretender.
1220s books
13th-century manuscripts
Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada
Cultural depictions of Harold Godwinson
Icelandic manuscripts
Kings' sagas

Alexios I Komnenos

Alexios I Komnenos (Aléxios Komnēnós, c. 1057 – 15 August 1118), Latinized Alexius I Comnenus, was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118.

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Ármann Jakobsson

Ármann Jakobsson (born 18 July 1970) is an Icelandic author and scholar.

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Óttar of Dublin

Óttar of Dublin (or Óttarr of Dublin), in Irish Oitir Mac mic Oitir (Oitir the son of a son of Oitir), was a Hiberno-Norse King of Dublin, reigning in 1142–1148.

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Carl L. Thunberg

Carl L. Thunberg, FSAScot (born 25 October 1963) is a Swedish popular historian.

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Copenhagen

Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.

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Cornell University Press

The Cornell University Press is the university press of Cornell University; currently housed in Sage House, the former residence of Henry William Sage.

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Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.

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Einar Thambarskelfir

Einar Eindridesson Thambarskelfir (c. 980–c. 1050) (Old Norse: Einarr Þambarskelfir, Modern Norwegian: Einar Tambarskjelve) was an influential Norwegian noble and politician during the 11th century.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.

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Eysteinn Magnusson (Old Norse: Eysteinn Magnússon, Norwegian: Øystein Magnusson; – 29 August 1123) was king of Norway (as Eystein I) from 1103 to 1123 together with his brothers Sigurd the Crusader and Olaf Magnusson, although since Olaf died before adulthood, only Eystein and Sigurd were effective rulers of the country.

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Fagrskinna

Fagrskinna (Old Norse:; Fagurskinna; trans. "Fair Leather" from the type of parchment) is one of the kings' sagas, written around 1220. Morkinskinna and Fagrskinna are 1220s books, Icelandic manuscripts and kings' sagas.

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Finnur Jónsson

Finnur Jónsson (May 29, 1858 – March 30, 1934) was an Icelandic-Danish philologist and Professor of Nordic Philology at the University of Copenhagen.

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Gissur Ísleifsson

Gissur Ísleifsson (c. 1042–1118; Modern Icelandic:; Old Norse: Gizurr Ísleifsson) was an Icelandic clergyman who, in 1082, became the second Catholic bishop of Iceland in the aftermath of the adoption of Christianity by the island's inhabitants.

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Harald Gille

Harald Gille (Old Norse: Haraldr Gilli or Haraldr Gillikristr, c. 1102 − 14 December 1136), also known as Harald IV, was king of Norway from 1130 until his death.

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Harald Hardrada

Harald Sigurdsson (– 25 September 1066), also known as Harald III of Norway and given the epithet Hardrada in the sagas, was King of Norway from 1046 to 1066.

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Harold Godwinson

Harold Godwinson (– 14 October 1066), also called Harold II, was the last crowned Anglo-Saxon English king.

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Heimskringla

() is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. Morkinskinna and Heimskringla are Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada, Cultural depictions of Harold Godwinson and kings' sagas.

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Hreiðars þáttr

Hreiðars þáttr heimska or the Tale of Hreiðarr the Fool is one of the short tales of Icelanders.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Jutland

Jutland (Jylland, Jyske Halvø or Cimbriske Halvø; Jütland, Kimbrische Halbinsel or Jütische Halbinsel) is a peninsula of Northern Europe that forms the continental portion of Denmark and part of northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein).

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Kings' sagas

Kings' sagas (konungasögur, kongesoger, -sogor, kongesagaer) are Old Norse sagas which principally tell of the lives of semi-legendary and legendary (mythological, fictional) Nordic kings, also known as saga kings.

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Magnus III Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson, Norwegian: Magnus Olavsson; 1073 – 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús berfœttr, Norwegian: Magnus Berrføtt), was the King of Norway from 1093 until his death in 1103.

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Magnus Sigurdsson

Magnus Sigurdsson (– 12 November 1139), also known as Magnus the Blind, was King of Norway (being Magnus IV) from 1130 to 1135 and again from 1137 to 1139.

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Magnus the Good

Magnus Olafsson (Magnús Óláfsson; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus Olavsson; – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (Magnús góði; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus den gode), was King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark from 1042 until his death in 1047.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Olaf III of Norway

Olaf III or Olaf Haraldsson (Old Norse: Óláfr Haraldsson, Norwegian: Olav Haraldsson; – 22 September 1093), known as Olaf the Peaceful (Old Norse: Óláfr kyrri, Norwegian: Olav Kyrre), was King of Norway from 1067 until his death in 1093.

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Olav Magnusson of Norway

Olav Magnusson (1099 – 22 December 1115) was king of Norway in 1103–1115.

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Old Norse

Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.

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Royal Danish Library

Royal Danish Library (Det Kgl.) is a merger of the two previous national libraries in Denmark: the State and University Library in Aarhus and the Royal Library in Copenhagen.

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Scania

Scania, also known by its native name of Skåne, is the southernmost of the historical provinces (landskap) of Sweden.

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Sigurd II

Sigurd Haraldsson (Old Norse: Sigurðr Haraldsson; 1133 – 10 June 1155), also called Sigurd Munn, was king of Norway (being Sigurd II) from 1136 to 1155.

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Sigurd Slembe

Sigurd Magnusson Slembe (or Slembedjakn) (died 12 November 1139) was a Norwegian pretender to the throne.

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Sigurd the Crusader

Sigurd Magnusson (1089 – 26 March 1130), also known as Sigurd the Crusader (Old Norse: Sigurðr Jórsalafari, Norwegian: Sigurd Jorsalfare), was King of Norway (being Sigurd I) from 1103 to 1130.

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Skald

A skald, or skáld (Old Norse:, later;, meaning "poet") is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry in alliterative verse, the other being Eddic poetry.

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Sweyn II of Denmark

Sweyn Estridsson Ulfsson (Sveinn Ástríðarson, Svend Estridsen; – 28 April 1076) was King of Denmark (being Sweyn II) from 1047 until his death in 1076.

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The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords

Auðunar þáttr vestfirska (Old Norse:; Modern Auðunar þáttur vestfirska; The Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords) is a short tale (or þáttr) preserved in three distinct versions as part of the saga of Harald III of Norway (reigned 1047–66, a.k.a. Haraldr inn harðráði Sigurðsson), as the saga is told in the manuscripts Morkinskinna, Flateyjarbók, and several others. Morkinskinna and the Tale of Auðun of the West Fjords are Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada.

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The Tale of Sarcastic Halli

The Tale of Sarcastic Halli (Icelandic Sneglu-Halla þáttur) is an Icelandic þáttr that despite being criticized for its lack of proper structure, has been praised for its strong comedic effect. Morkinskinna and the Tale of Sarcastic Halli are Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada.

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The Tale of the Story-Wise Icelander

Íslendings þáttr sögufróða (The Tale of the Story-Wise Icelander) is a very short þáttr about a young Icelandic storyteller at king Haraldr Sigurðarson's court. Morkinskinna and the Tale of the Story-Wise Icelander are Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada.

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Thormodus Torfæus

Thormodus Torfæus (Thormodr Torfason, Thormod Torfæus, or Þormóður Torfason) (1636—1719) was an Icelandic historian, born on 27 May 1636 at Engey, Iceland, and educated at the University of Copenhagen.

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Tryggvi the Pretender

Tryggvi "the Pretender" (Old Norse Tryggvi Ólafsson, Norwegian Tryggve Olavsson) was a Viking chieftain who lived in the early eleventh century, and came from "west across the sea" (probably from the Norse settlements in England and Ireland).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morkinskinna

Morkinskinna, the Glossary

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See also

1220s books

13th-century manuscripts

Cultural depictions of Harald Hardrada

Cultural depictions of Harold Godwinson

Icelandic manuscripts

Kings' sagas

References