Jómsvíkinga saga
Encyclopedia
The Jómsvíkinga saga relates of the founding of Jomsborg
by Palnatoke, and of the famous Viking brotherhood of the Jomsvikings
.
It also relates of their defeat at the Battle of Hjörungavágr
in 986
, when Sigvald Jarl brought the Jomsvikings to Norway
to depose Haakon Jarl.
Jomsborg
Jomsborg was a semi-legendary Viking stronghold at the southern coast of the Baltic Sea , that existed between the 960s and 1043. Its inhabitants are known as Jomsvikings. Jomsborg's exact location has not yet been established, though it is maintained that Jomsborg was somewhere on the islands of...
by Palnatoke, and of the famous Viking brotherhood of the Jomsvikings
Jomsvikings
The Jomsvikings were a possibly-legendary company of Viking mercenaries or brigands of the 10th century and 14th century AD, dedicated to the worship of such deities as Odin and Thor. They were staunchly pagan, but they reputedly would fight for any lord able to pay their substantial fees, and...
.
It also relates of their defeat at the Battle of Hjörungavágr
Battle of Hjörungavágr
The Battle of Hjörungavágr is a semi-legendary naval battle that took place in the late 10th century between the Jarls of Lade and a Danish invasion fleet led by the fabled Jomsvikings...
in 986
986
Year 986 was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.- Europe :* March 2 – Louis V becomes King of the Franks....
, when Sigvald Jarl brought the Jomsvikings to Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
to depose Haakon Jarl.
External links
- Editions available from Old Norse Workfiles by Michael Irlenbusch-Reynard.
- Jómsvíkinga saga in modern Icelandic from heimskringla.no
- The Jómsvíkinga saga in modern Icelandic from snerpa.is (text identical to the above)
- Alison Finlay, paper abstract (Thirteenth International Saga Conference, 2006)
- Leszek P. Słupecki, paper abstract (Thirteenth International Saga Conference, 2006)