Snorri (Old Norse pronunciation:[ˈsnorːe]; Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈstnɔrːɪ]) is a masculine given name. People with the name include:
Snorri Þorbrandsson, a character in the Icelandic Eyrbyggja saga
Snorri Goði or Snorri Þorgrímsson (963–1031), a prominent chieftain in Western Iceland, featured in a number of Icelandic sagas
Snorri Thorfinnsson (1004-1090), son of the explorer Þorfinnr Karlsefni and Guðríðr Eiríksdóttir
Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241), an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician
Snorri Hjartarson (1906–1986), an Icelandic poet and winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize
Snorri Hergill Kristjánsson (born 1974), an Icelandic stand-up comedian based in London
Snorri Snorrason (born 1977), an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning the Icelandic version of Pop Idol
Snorri Guðjónsson (born 1981), an Icelandic handball player
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Snorri (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈsnorːe]; Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstnɔrːɪ]) is a masculine given name. People with the name include: Snorri Þorbrandsson...
Snorri Thorfinnsson (Old Norse and Icelandic: Snorri Þorfinnsson or Snorri Karlsefnisson) most likely born between 1004 and 1013, and died c. 1090) was...
A SnorriCam (also chestcam, body mount/bodymount, or bodycam) is a camera device used in filmmaking that is rigged to the body of the actor, with the camera...
The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Icelandic: Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse textbook written...
in Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum, and in the Gylfaginning section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda. But silence on the matter does not indicate that...
Snorri Snorrason (born 14 July 1977 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning Idol Stjörnuleit 3, the Icelandic...
boy, Snorri, who was the first child of European descent known to have been born in the New World. Many Icelanders trace their roots to Snorri. The exact...
Snorri Hjartarson (22 April 1906 – 27 December 1986) was an Icelandic poet, and a winner of the Nordic Council's Literature Prize. Hjartarson was born...
Iceland. The most central character is Snorri Þorgrímsson, referred to as Snorri Goði and Snorri the Priest. Snorri was the nephew of the hero of Gísla saga...
of the most common meeting places of Æsir gods, which in Gylfaginning, Snorri locates in the centre of Asgard. The Prose Edda's euhemeristic prologue...
some scholars assume it is written by the Icelandic poet and historian Snorri Sturluson (1178/79–1241) c. 1230. The title Heimskringla was first used...
Götaland was part of the early Swedish kingdom at this point. In Snorri's time it was, and Snorri might have connected the episodes to each other based on the...
Iceland and for Norse mythology. The Edda has been criticized for imposing Snorri Sturluson’s own Christian views on Norse mythology. In particular the clean-cut...
represented with a phallic statue in the Temple at Uppsala. According to Snorri Sturluson, Freyr was "the most renowned of the æsir", and was venerated...
Snorri Einarsson (born 21 February 1986) is an Icelandic cross-country skier born in Norway. His father is Icelandic, and his mother is Norwegian; he now...
Snorri Helgason (born 1 June 1984) is an Icelandic musician. He was the lead singer of the group Sprengjuhöllin before establishing a solo career. He has...
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