Snorri Sturluson begins the Heimskringla
1223
The Icelandic chieftain, returned from Norway and steeped in skaldic lore, began composing his saga cycle of the Norse kings from mythological times to the twelfth century. His prose, precise and laconic, set the standard for saga narrative and preserved a world of Viking kings that would otherwise have vanished.
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Also in 1223 (3 other events on record)
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Era
High Middle Ages (1000–1300), one of 1,306 events from that era on Saeculum.