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Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson was an Icelandic historian, poet, knight, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of the Prose Edda, which is a major source for what is today known about Norse mythology and alliterative verse, and Heimskringla, a history of the Norse kings that begins with legendary…
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culture · Icelandic historian, poet and politician (1179–1241) · writer · skald · historian · politician · diplomat · poet · also Snorri Sturluson, Snorre Sturlusson, Snorri Sturlason, Snorre Sturleson, Sturluson
Born 1179 · Died 23 September 1241 · Q102323
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2026· 7 entries
Public attention spiked: 20,750 Wikipedia readers in one day, 32.1× the usual 646, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Purchase of a 1594 Snorri text Sum was incorrect, it wasn’t 1.2 but 1.2 million
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Public attention spiked: 4,969 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.7× the usual 646, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 2,606 Wikipedia readers in one day, 4× the usual 646, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 6,766 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10.5× the usual 646, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 3,606 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.6× the usual 646, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Early life HTTP to HTTPS for New Advent, replaced: http://www.newadvent.org/ → https://www.newadvent.org/
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Erling Haaland and his father Alf-Inge Haaland purchased a 16th-century copy of Snorri's chronicles for a Norwegian record sum of 1
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1241· 4 entries
Died 1241-09-23.
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“Z siłą pchnęła czarny dzióbokrętu wzdłuż wybrzeżachłodna ulewa i dumnie niosłyzbrojne w tarcze łodzie swój takielunek;Wspaniały władca ujrzał przed dziobemMetalowe dachy Miklagardu,Wiele zdobionych łodzi podążyłoKu wysokim murom miasta.”
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“Głos króla ciszą wstrząsnął, w jakiej wróg We śnie pogrążon był na morza dzikim brzeguI złożył w darze włóczni śpiew, a także mieczaTak by słyszalny był wysoko nad bitewnym polem”
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“Opis: o pogańskich filozofach.”
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1179· 1 entry
Born 1179.
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