is a Norse-Icelandic kings’ saga, probably composed between 1220 and 1230, named “elegant parchment” for a lost manuscript that contained the saga text in the seventeenth century, although the name “Nóregs konunga tal” can also be found in manuscripts and would have been more recognisable to its medieval audience.
Fagrskinna is far more extensive than all the twelfth century kings’ sagas (such as Ágrip) that related the life of several kings and is among those sagas that introduced skaldic verse as an essential part of the kings’ saga genre. Fagrskinna is thus a central text of the kings’ saga group, given that it is the first long history of Norway, spanning three centuries.
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Citation: Jakobsson, Ármann. "Fagrskinna". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 January 2025 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=41500, accessed 18 January 2025.]
