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Uncommon card · Science
Heimskringla, an Uncommon card
Heimskringla is the best known of the Old Norwegian kings' sagas.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 46
- Power
- 111
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 43,000
Power 111 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Heimskringla quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Heimskringla card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was ______ in Old Norse in Iceland.
Answer
written. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland. From the Heimskringla article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
While authorship of Heimskringla is nowhere attributed, some scholars assume it is written by the Icelandic knight, poet and historian, Snorri Sturluson c. ____.
Answer
1230s. While authorship of Heimskringla is nowhere attributed, some scholars assume it is written by the Icelandic knight, poet and historian, Snorri Sturluson c. 1230. From the Heimskringla article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It was written in Old Norse in Iceland.
- While authorship of Heimskringla is nowhere attributed, some scholars assume it is written by the Icelandic knight, poet and historian, Snorri Sturluson c. 1230.
- The title Heimskringla was first used in the 17th century, derived from the first two words of one of the manuscripts.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Heimskringla article was read about 43,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 46: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Heimskringla
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Heimskringla (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : National and University Library of Iceland, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
