Sturluson, Snorri b. 1179 d. September 23, 1241 Early Icelandic Writer, Poet, and Historian. Snorri is the son of Sturla Thordarson and Gudny Boedvarsdóttir. At the age of three, Snorri was sent to Oddi, Iceland where he lived and studied with Chief Jon Loftsson. He is the author of the Prose Edda or Younger Edda, which contains Gylfaginning (the fooling of Gylfi), The Skáldskaparmál (a book of poetic language), and the Háttatal (a list of verse forms). He also wrote Heimskringla (a history of the Norwegian Kings), the first part of which is...[Read More] (Bio by: Craft) Old Snorri Sturluson Farm, Reykholt, Vesturland, Iceland
b. 1179 d. September 23, 1241