Snorri Sturluson

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Snorri Sturluson was a 13th-century Icelandic historian, poet, and politician best known for his works on Norse mythology and the history of the Norwegian kings.

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Snorri Sturluson canonical 78
Snorri 1
Snorri Sturluson (as main prose source) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Icelandic person
historian
law-speaker
poet
politician
writer
birthDate 1179
birthPlace Dalir
Hvammur í Dölum
Iceland
causeOfDeath killed
citizenship Iceland
countryOfOrigin Iceland
deathDate 1241-09-23
deathPlace Borgarfjörður
Iceland
Reykholt
era 13th century
Age of the Sturlungs
ethnicGroup Icelander
familyName Sturluson
linked to: Snorri Sturluson
fieldOfWork Norse mythology
historiography
poetry
genre history
mythology
saga
givenName Snorri
linked to: Snorri Sturluson
knownFor recording Norse mythology
writing Heimskringla
writing the Prose Edda
language Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
memberOf Sturlungar family
notableWork Edda
Heimskringla
Prose Edda
Saga of the Norwegian Kings
Separate saga of Saint Olaf
Snorra Edda
linked to: Prose Edda

Younger Edda
linked to: Prose Edda
occupation author
historian
law-speaker
poet
politician
positionHeld lawspeaker of Iceland
lawspeaker of the Althing
residence Reykholt
sexOrGender male

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Hel describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Aesir–Vanir War hasSourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Yggdrasil primarySourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Prose Edda author Snorri Sturluson
Vanaheim mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Niflheim mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Muspelheim createdByAuthor Snorri Sturluson (as main prose source)
linked to: Snorri Sturluson
Gjallarhorn mentionedInWorkBy Snorri Sturluson
Njord sourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Fenrir primarySourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Bragi describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Ullr mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Bifrost authoritativeSource Snorri Sturluson
Heimskringla author Snorri Sturluson
Heimskringla traditionalAttribution Snorri Sturluson
Geats mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
subject linked to: the Geats
Valhalla sourceTextAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Gunnlöð sourceTextAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Magni mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Mímir's well mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Sleipnir describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Geri describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Muninn mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Tanngnjóstr mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Járngreipr mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
subject linked to: iron gloves Járngreipr
Dagr literarySourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson givenName Snorri
linked to: Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson familyName Sturluson
linked to: Snorri Sturluson
Éljúðnir mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Urðarbrunnr primarySourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Hvergelmir mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Hnoss describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Fárbauti sourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Ífingr hasSourceTextAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Hlin sourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Fulla mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Syn mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Eir describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Gna mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Var mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Vor mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Sjofn mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Lofn describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Lífþrasir mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
Sons of Ivaldi sourceAuthor Snorri Sturluson
Glaðsheimr describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Níðhöggr describedBy Snorri Sturluson
Élivágar mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson
subject linked to: Élivágar rivers
Sigyn mentionedBy Snorri Sturluson