The Death of Erling
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Baer,
Trish (en.)
b. 25th January 1952
Occupation: Adjunct Professor in Medieval Studies; Digital Scholarship Fellow in the Electronic Texts and Culture Lab; editor and MyNDIR-IDG (Insight Development Grant) Team Leader
Occupation: Adjunct Professor in Medieval Studies; Digital Scholarship Fellow in the Electronic Texts and Culture Lab; editor and MyNDIR-IDG (Insight Development Grant) Team Leader
Historical Persons, i.e. from Heimskringla, Saxo, sagas etc.
Erling
Skjalgsson (non.)
Erling Skjalgsson ruled the kingdom of Rogaland and opposed the
unification of Norway by Olafr Haraldsson. Olafr captured Erling and was
about to accept his surrender but Erling was summarily beheaded by
Áslák Fitjaskalli.
Áslákr
Fitjaskalli (non.)
Aslak Farmer of Fitjar (en.)
Aslak Fitjaskalli killed Erling Skjalgsson when he was surrendering
to Olafr Haraldsson.
Óláfr
Haraldsson (non.)
Olaf
Haraldsson (en.)
The Norwegian king whose saga makes up one third of Heimskringla. He became a saint one
year after he died in 1030. According to Heimskringla, he died at the Battle of Stiklestad.
Nouns
needle felted (en.)
A 2D or 3D felted item produced with a barbed needle and unspun
fibre.
Source Materials:
Heimskringla (is.)
History of the Kings of Norway (en.)
This account of the history of the kings of Norway and is generally
believed to have been written by Snorri Sturluson in Iceland in 1230. It
begins with the legendary Swedish dynasty of the Ynglings, who were the
subject matter of the skaldic poem Ynglingtal, and ends with the reign
of the Norwegian king, Magnus Erlingson (died 1184).
Kongesagaer (1899 ed.) (no.)
The first edition of Gustaf Storm's Norwegian translation of Heimskringla. Of the two hundred and
twenty illustrations for the 1899 edition Werenskiold drew fifty-seven,
Krohg forty- seven, Wetlesen forty-three, Egedius thirty-seven, Munthe
twenty-seven, and Peterssen eight.
Óláfs saga helga (is.)
Olav den heillges Saga (no.)
Saint Óláfs Saga (en.)
This is the eighth saga in Heimskringla.
Source Persons
Snorri
Sturluson (is.)
b. 1179
d. 1241
Nationality: Icelandic
Snorri was an Icelandic statesman, scholar, and author who is credited with writing Heimskringla, The Prose Edda, and possibly Egil's Saga.
d. 1241
Nationality: Icelandic
Snorri was an Icelandic statesman, scholar, and author who is credited with writing Heimskringla, The Prose Edda, and possibly Egil's Saga.
Werenskiold,
Erik (no.)
b. 1855
d. 1938
Nationality: Norwegian
Werenskiold was a painter and illustrator who was in charge of the illustrations and the team of artists for Gustav Storm's editions of Kongesagaer in 1899 and 1900.
d. 1938
Nationality: Norwegian
Werenskiold was a painter and illustrator who was in charge of the illustrations and the team of artists for Gustav Storm's editions of Kongesagaer in 1899 and 1900.