How Long to Read Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway

How Long Does it Take to Read Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 17 minutes to read Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorre Sturleson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Snorre Sturleson (1178-1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. He was twice elected lawspeaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He was the author of the Prose Edda or Younger Edda, which consists of Gylfaginning (The Fooling of Gylfi), a narrative of Norse mythology, the Skaldskaparmal, a book of poetic language, and the Hattatal, a list of verse forms. He was also the author of the Heimskringla, a history of the Norwegian kings that begins with legendary material in Ynglinga Saga and moves through to early medieval Scandinavian history. For stylistic and methodological reasons, he is often taken to be the author of Egils Saga. As a historian and mythographer, he is remarkable for proposing the theory that mythological gods begin as human war leaders and kings whose funeral sites develop cults. As a chief and statesman Snorre behaved exactly the opposite of the resolute and often heroic characters of the sagas, to such a degree that his authorship of them is sometimes questioned. His name is also spelt Snorri Sturlusson/Sturlson/Sturlason.

How long is Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway?

Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorre Sturleson is 308 pages long, and a total of 79,464 words.

This makes it 104% the length of the average book. It also has 97% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 14 minutes to read Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway aloud.

What Reading Level is Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway?

Heimskringla; Or, the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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