Sturla þÓrðarson: Skald, Chieftain and Lawman

Sturla ?r?arson is one of only a handful of thirteenth-century Icelandic historians to be known by name, and he is certainly one of the most significant. A number of works may be traced directly to his literary-cultural circle, notably Landn?mab?k (The Book of Settlements), ?slendinga saga (The Saga of Icelanders) and H?konar saga H?konarsonar (The Saga of King H?kon). Moreover, it is thought that Sturla was involved in the production of the legal text known as J?rns??a, as well as annals and, possibly, some of the ?slendingas?gur (Sagas of Icelanders).
In addition to his role as author and compiler, Sturla ?r?arson was one of the most powerful men in Iceland. In 1262 Sturla visited the court of King Magn?s H?konarson 'the Law-mender' in Norway as a court poet. He later became the king's liegeman, and it was for King Magn?s that Sturla wrote the sagas of King H?kon and King Magn?s. Sturla served as lawman of all Iceland in the period 1272-77, and then as lawman for the north and west of the country until 1282. He died on 30 July 1284.
Contributors are Ann-Marie Long, ?rmann Jakobsson, Au?ur Magn?sd?ttir, G?sli Sigur?sson, Gu?r?n ?sa Gr?msd?ttir, Gu?r?n Nordal, Gunnar Har?arson, Hans Jacob Orning, Helgi orl?ksson, J?n Vi?ar Sigur?sson, Lena Rohrbach, Patricia Pires Boulhosa, Philadelphia Ricketts, R.I. Moore, Randi Bj rshol W rdahl, Roberta Frank, Sveinbj?rn Rafnsson, Sverrir Jakobsson, Theodore M. Andersson, ?lfar Bragason and Verena Hoefig.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004342354
• ISBN13: 9789004342354
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"