The saga chronicle of the kings of Norway, from mythic Odin-descended origins down to the twelfth century.
Books that mention Heimskringla (3)
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and The Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle: “Snorro indeed, in the quietest manner, almost in a brief business style, writes down, in his _Heimskringla_, how Odin was a heroic Prince, in the Black-Sea region, with Twelve Peers, and a great people straitened for room.”
Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne: “this work is the Heims Kringla of Snorre Turlleson, the most famous Icelandic author of the twelfth century!”
The Girl from the Marsh Croft by Selma Lagerlöf: “Walter Scott's heroes, and Snorre Sturleson's 'Kings of Romance.'”