Snorri Sturlusson

Snorri Sturlusson was an Icelandic historian, poet and politician. He was twice law-speaker at the Icelandic parliament, the Althingi?. He was the author of the [Younger Edda]?, which is comprised of Gylfaginning, a narrative of Norse mythology, the Skaldskaparmal, a book of poetic language, and the Hattatal?, a list of verse forms. He was also the author of the Heimskringla?, a history of early mediaeval Scandinavian history. He is also thought to be the author of [Egils Saga]?.

Sturlusson became involved in an unsuccessful rebellion against King Hakon Hakonarson, the King of Norway, and was subsequently killed.