Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum in the context of "Skjöldunga saga"

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👉 Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum in the context of Skjöldunga saga

The Skjöldunga saga (or, in another standardised Old Norse spelling, Skjǫldunga saga) was an Old Norse legendary saga. Dating from c. 1180 – 1200, the saga was lost in its original form. The saga focused on the Danish dynasty of Scylding (Old Norse Skjöldung, plural Skjöldungar), the same semi-legendary dynasty featured in the Old English poem Beowulf. The fragmentary Icelandic text known as Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum is believed to be based on the Skjöldunga saga, perhaps deriving from a late version of that work. Another surviving source that contains material from the saga (and continues where Sögubrot ends) is Arngrimur's Ad catalogum regum Sveciæ annotanda.

Arngrímur Jónsson paraphrased parts of it into Latin, and parts of it are thought to be preserved in other sagas, including Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta and Ragnarssona þáttr. It may relate to Saxo Grammaticus and contain a version of the story that inspired the lost Ur-Hamlet and ultimately William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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Sögubrot af nokkrum fornkonungum in the context of Ragnar Lodbrok

Ragnar Lodbrok (Old Norse: Ragnarr loðbrók, lit.'Ragnar hairy-breeches'), according to legends, was a Viking hero and a Swedish and Danish king.

He is known from Old Norse poetry of the Viking Age, Icelandic sagas, and near-contemporary chronicles. According to traditional literature, Ragnar distinguished himself by conducting many raids against the British Isles and the Carolingian Empire during the 9th century. He also appears in Norse legends, and according to the legendary sagas Tale of Ragnar's Sons and a Saga about Certain Ancient Kings, Ragnar Lodbrok's father has been given as the legendary king of the Swedes, Sigurd Ring.

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