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King Aun Sending his Tenth Son to be Sacrificed

King Aun Sending his Tenth Son to be Sacrificed

  • Creator: Erik Werenskiold 1855-1938
  • Description: King Aun sending his tenth son off to be sacrificed to Óðinn. This scene takes place in Chapter 25 of Ynglingesoga, the first saga in Kongesagaer, in Gustav Storm 's Norwegian translation of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla.
  • Source: Kongesagaer
  • Folio or Page: 23
  • Medium: pen and ink drawing printed by means of zincography
  • Date: 1899
  • Dimensions (mm): 150 x 100
  • Provenance:
    This copy of Kongesagaer contains the signature of Halldor C. Espe and the date 1900 on the second page along with the note "Ac 134" in the upper left hand corner. This is not a deluxe edition,it has a plain black cover with gilt lettering on the spine and a red and black title page but does not have any decorative page borders. Page #21 is misnumbered as #22. The pages of this copy appear to be of a more durable quality paper than those of the copy in the Urbana-Champaign Library (Q. 839.6 SN5HDAS1899) which are now very fragile.
    P.A. Baer purchased this copy of Kongesagaer in Oslo in 2008.
  • Rights:
    Illustrations from the 1899 edition of Kongesagaer are in the Public Domain.
  • Bibliography:

    Editions

    • Sturluson, Snorri . Lee M. Hollander . Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1964. Print.
    • ―. Samuel Laing . The Heimskringla: Or, Chronicle of the Kings of Norway. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. Print.
    • ― Gustav Storm . Kongesagaer. Kristiania: J. M. Stenersen, 1899. Print.

    Secondary Sources

    • Cleasby, Richard and Vigfússon Guðbrandur. An Icelandic-English Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1957. Print.
  • Identity Number: SKng-1899-Oslo-023-01
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Snorri Sturluson   Kongesagaer (1899 ed.)   Heimskringla, History of the Kings of Norway   Ynglinga saga, Saga of the Ynglings   Werenskiold, Erik   Aun   Óðinn, Odin  

Editions

  • Sturluson, Snorri . Lee M. Hollander . Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1964. Print.
  • ―. Samuel Laing . The Heimskringla: Or, Chronicle of the Kings of Norway. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1844. Print.
  • ― Gustav Storm . Kongesagaer. Kristiania: J. M. Stenersen, 1899. Print.

Secondary Sources

  • Cleasby, Richard and Vigfússon Guðbrandur. An Icelandic-English Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1957. Print.
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.
Aun (non.)
A king in Ynglinga Saga, the first saga in Heimskringla, who tried to prolong his life by making a pact to sacrifice his sons to Óðinn.
Óðinn (non.)
Odin (en.)
The chief god of the Æsir in The Prose Edda. However, in Heimskringla he is a mortal who tricks the King of Sweden into believing that he is a god.
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.
Kongesagaer (1899 ed.) The first edition of Gustaf Storm's Norwegian translation of Heimskringla.
Heimskringla History of the Kings of Norway 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).
Ynglinga saga Ynglingesoga Saga of the Ynglings The first saga in Heimskringla, which is based the nineth-century skaldic poem, Ynglingatal, concerning the legendary Swedish dynasty of the Ynglings.