Knýtlinga saga
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Knýtlinga saga (the saga of Canute's descendants) is one of the kings' sagas. It was written in Iceland, ca. 1260. It deals with the Danish rulers from Harold I of Denmark (the 9th century) to 1187.
It is closely connected with the Heimskringla, Snorri Sturluson's work on the Norwegian kings. Like Snorri, the author makes frequent use of skaldic poetry as documentary sources. There are good reasons to assume that the author was Ólafr Þórðarson (d. 1259), who was Snorri's nephew. Ólafr stayed with the Danish ruler Valdemar II of Denmark in 1240–1241, and Valdemar provided the saga's author with a great deal of information and outstanding accounts.
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- Knut's Invasion of England in 1015-16, according to the Knytlinga Saga Extract in English translation
- Jómsvíkíngasaga ok Knytlínga 1828 edition
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