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A brief account in which a host of supernatural beings are said to inhabit Svíþjóð (Sweden).

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Yng ch. 1

1. Hér segir frá landaskipan

Kringla heimsins, sú er mannf...

The earth's round, on which m...

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This episode occurs within the longer narrative Ynglinga saga, the first in the collection of kings’ sagas known as Heimskringla which were probably compiled by the 13th-century Icelandic scholar Snorri Sturluson.

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(Contributed by Anna Millward.)

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Main text: Ynglinga saga

Attributes: Dvergr Risi Dragon Giants

Named things: Svíþjóð

Text sections: Yng ch. 1

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