{"product_id":"sturla-orarson-9789004342354","title":"Sturla Þórðarson","description":"Sturla Þórðarson is one of only a handful of thirteenth-century Icelandic historians to be known by name, and he is certainly one of the most significant. A number of works may be traced directly to his literary-cultural circle, notably \u003ci\u003eLandnámabók\u003c\/i\u003e (The Book of Settlements), \u003ci\u003eÍslendinga saga\u003c\/i\u003e (The Saga of Icelanders) and \u003ci\u003eHákonar saga Hákonarsonar\u003c\/i\u003e (The Saga of King Hákon). Moreover, it is thought that Sturla was involved in the production of the legal text known as \u003ci\u003eJárnsíða\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as annals and, possibly, some of the \u003ci\u003eÍslendingasögur\u003c\/i\u003e (Sagas of Icelanders).\u003cbr\u003eIn addition to his role as author and compiler, Sturla Þórðarson was one of the most powerful men in Iceland. In 1262 Sturla visited the court of King Magnús Hákonarson ‘the Law-mender’ in Norway as a court poet. He later became the king’s liegeman, and it was for King Magnús that Sturla wrote the sagas of King Hákon and King Magnús. Sturla served as lawman of all Iceland in the period 1272-77, and then as lawman for the north and west of the country until 1282. He died on 30 July 1284.\u003cbr\u003eContributors are Ann-Marie Long, Ármann Jakobsson, Auður Magnúsdóttir, Gísli Sigurðsson, Guðrún Ása Grímsdóttir, Guðrún Nordal, Gunnar Harðarson, Hans Jacob Orning, Helgi Þorláksson, Jón Viðar Sigurðsson, Lena Rohrbach, Patricia Pires Boulhosa, Philadelphia Ricketts, R.I. Moore, Randi Bjørshol Wærdahl, Roberta Frank, Sveinbjörn Rafnsson, Sverrir Jakobsson, Theodore M. Andersson, Úlfar Bragason and Verena Hoefig.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jón Viđar Sigurđsson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48271369470203,"sku":"9789004342354","price":143.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_3b7f9124-962c-4c0e-9fbe-0e94df7e992b.jpg?v=1774753703","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/sturla-orarson-9789004342354","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}