There are eleven posts in
The Copy Book credited to
Snorro Sturluson.
(In the case of some authors, the list may include translations
and paraphrases.)
1
Vige, the Viking’s Dog
BySnorro Sturluson
Vige was the inseparable companion of swashbuckling Viking warlord
Olaf Tryggvason, who picked him up in Ireland.
2
Miracles of St Olaf
BySnorro Sturluson
Snorro Sturluson records some of the miracles attributed to Olaf II,
King of Norway, after Englishman Bishop Grimkell declared him a saint.
3
Magnus ‘Barelegs’ Steers a Bold Course
BySnorro Sturluson
Magnus had just reasserted Norway’s authority over The Isles and Man,
when he stumbled into a party of Normans harassing the King of Gwynedd.
4
Magnus ‘Barelegs’ Tours the Isles
BySnorro Sturluson
Barely a generation after Harald Hardrada narrowly missed out on taking the
English crown, his grandson Magnus re-asserted Norway’s authority over The Isles and Man.
5
The Luck of the Draw
BySnorro Sturluson
Harald Hardrada made sure that his fate was never out of his own hands.
6
Athelstan and the Prince of Norway
Based on an account bySnorro Sturluson
Soon after Athelstan became England’s first king, he played a trick on the King of Norway which demanded a reply.
