Snorrastofa
The permanent exhibit, "Snorri Sturluson and His Time," covers Snorri's life and oeuvre while examining specific facets of 13th-century Icelandic society, from education, language, religion, and music to the use of geothermal heat. Snorri was the likely author of Egils Saga, and his own life story, packed with political intrigue and concluding in murder, is of saga-esque proportions. Snorri's other works include the Prose Edda, also known as Snorri's Edda or Snorra Edda, a kind of handbook for poets writing in the traditional skaldic style inherited from Iceland's pre-Christian past. This book provided a systematic account of Norse mythology, much of which might otherwise have been lost to history. The Snorra Edda is the focus of an upcoming temporary exhibit, which will replace the current exhibit on the role of women in medieval Icelandic society and literature. The oldest calfskin copies of Snorri's works are held at Culture House in Reykjavík, but the Snorrastofa exhibit mounts several photographic enlargements with English translations.
The permanent exhibit, "Snorri Sturluson and His Time," covers Snorri's life and oeuvre while examining specific facets of 13th-century Icelandic society, from education, language, religion, and music to the use of geothermal heat. Snorri was the likely author of Egils Saga, and his own life story, packed with political intrigue and concluding in murder, is of saga-esque proportions. Snorri's other works include the Prose Edda, also known as Snorri's Edda or Snorra Edda, a kind of handbook for poets writing in the traditional skaldic style inherited from Iceland's pre-Christian past. This book provided a systematic account of Norse mythology, much of which might otherwise have been lost to history. The Snorra Edda is the focus of an upcoming temporary exhibit, which will replace the current exhibit on the role of women in medieval Icelandic society and literature. The oldest calfskin copies of Snorri's works are held at Culture House in Reykjavík, but the Snorrastofa exhibit mounts several photographic enlargements with English translations.
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