The Saga of Harald Fairhair (Haralds saga hárfagra) is the third of the sagas in Snorri Sturluson’s Heimskringla, after Ynglinga saga and the saga of Halfdan the Black. Snorri sagas were written in Iceland in the 1220s. This saga is about the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair.

While Heimskringla, the Harald Fairhair saga, is still recognized as some of the best in Old Norse literature from this period as “due primarily to Snorri uniting historical criticism and thinking with ingenious storytelling. He composes meticulously; prepares and creates excitement, regression and expectation until the decision falls in an intense, dramatic scene. “The other sources, Ágrip af Nóregskonungasögum and Fagrskinna, are more concise and sober in style, while Snorri elaborates and enlivens the action and people. Snorri shows an ability to find relationships, motives and reasons. He gives passion to speeches and conversations.

Contents :

1. Harald’s Strife With Hake And His Father Gandalf
2. King Harald Overcomes Five Kings
3. Of Gyda, Daughter Of Eirie
4. King Harald’s Vow
5. The Battle In Orkadal
6. King Harald S Laws For Land Property
7. Battle In Gaulardal
8. Harald Seizes Naumudal District
9. King Harald’s Home Affairs
10. Battle At Solskel
11. Fall Of Kings Arnvid And Audbjorn
12. King Vemund Burnt To Death
13. Death Of Earls Hakon, And Atle Mjove
14. Harald And The Swedish King Eirik
15. Harald At A Feast Of The Peasant Ake
16. Harald’s Journey To Tunsberg
17. The Battle In Gautland
18. Hrane Gauzke’s Death
19. Battle In Hafersfjord
20. Harald Supreme Sovereign In Norway
21. Harald’s Marriage And His Children
22. King Harald’s Voyage To The West
23. Harald Has His Hair Clipped
24. Rolf Ganger Driven Into Banishment
25. Of The Fin Svase And King Harald
26. Of Thjodolf Of Hvin, The Skald
27. Of Earl Torfeinar’s Obtaining Orkney
28. King Eirik Eymundson’s Death
29. Guthorm’s Death In Tunsberg
30. Earl Ragnvald Burnt In His House
31. Halfdan Haleg’s Death
32. Harald And Einar Reconciled
33. Death Of Guthorm And Halfdan The White
34. Marriage Of Eirik
35. Harald Divides His Kingdom
36. Death Of Ragnvald Rettilbeine
37. Death Of Gudrod Ljome
38. King Bjorn Kaupman’s Death
39. Reconciliation Of The Kings
40. Birth Of Hakon The Good
41. King Athelstan’s Message
42. Hauk’s Journey To England
43. Hakon, The Foster-son Of Athelstan, Is Baptized
44. Eirik Brought To The Sovereignty
45. King Harald’s Death
46. The Death Of Olaf And Of Sigrod

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