""I want the book to always lie open so that people can read about those who came from where I come from, Bryne and Jæren. It's easier to feel drawn to reading when you can recognise yourself in the people and places being written about.""
""We are extremely grateful for this incredibly generous gift.""
Erling Haaland donated a rare 16th-century manuscript containing Viking sagas to his hometown municipality of Time. He and his father purchased the first printed edition of Snorri Sturluson's chronicles for 1.3 million Norwegian crowns. The manuscript must be permanently displayed at the Bryne library for public access. Snorri Sturluson was a 13th-century poet whose writings on Norse mythology are significant in Scandinavian culture. The book includes translations by Mattis Størssøn, who adapted Old Norse into modern vernacular, and covers Norwegian history from creation myths to Viking power struggles.
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