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Snorri Sturluson

Type Figure Region Iceland Time 1179–1241 Also known as Snorri Sturluson、Snorri

An Icelandic scholar of poetic meter and chieftain, and an important author of 13th-century Norse literature and historiography.…

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  1. 1179–1220Iceland · IcelandBorn into the Sturlung family, he took part in legal affairs and local politics in Iceland, accumulating learning in poetics and historiography that laid the foundation for his later writings.
  2. 1220–1230Reykholt · IcelandAt his Reykholt estate he completed the Prose Edda and other works, systematically organizing Norse mythology and poetic technique, which became a core document for later understanding of Old Norse literature.
  3. 1231–1241Reykjavik · IcelandHe continued to take part in Iceland's internal disputes and political mediation, and in 1241 was assassinated near Reykjavik over a family feud.

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