Sturla oroarson 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 Landnamabok (The Book of Settlements), Islendinga saga (The Saga of Icelanders) and Hakonar saga Hakonarsonar (The Saga of King Hakon). Moreover, it is thought that Sturla was involved in the production of the legal text known as Jarnsioa, as well as annals and, possibly, some of the Islendingasogur (Sagas of Icelanders). In...
Sturla oroarson is one of only a handful of thirteenth-century Icelandic historians to be known by name, and he is certainly one of the most significa...
