The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá) by Laurence Marcellus Larson
"The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá)" by Laurence Marcellus Larson is a Norwegian didactic text written around 1250. Originally intended to educate the son of King Håkon Håkonsson, this work takes the form of a dialogue between father and son. The father offers guidance on matters of trade, courtly conduct, military strategy, and the delicate balance between church and state. Woven throughout are captivating accounts of marvels and encounters from distant lands,
blending practical wisdom with medieval wonder in this example of speculum literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Translator | Larson, Laurence Marcellus, 1868-1938 |
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| Title | The King's Mirror (Speculum regale-Konungs skuggsjá) |
| Series Title | The Library of Scandinavian Literature |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konungs_skuggsj%C3%A1 |
| Credits |
Produced by Turgut Dincer, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Early works to 1600 |
| Subject | Scandinavia -- Civilization |
| Subject | Education of princes |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 61264 |
| Release Date | Jan 29, 2020 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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