About this title: The Heimskringla presents the German mythical
god, Odin, as an actual historical figure and the first Norse
king. Sturluson traced the history of sixteen famous Nordic
kings from this ancient figure through Halvdan the Black (ca.
839-ca. 860) and Magnus V Erlingsson (r. 1162-1184). About
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