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'''Snorri Sturluson''' (1179--September 23, 1241) was a [[The High Middle Ages|medieval]] [[Useful Notes/Iceland|Icelandic]] chieftain, landholder and political official, and a poet, historian and mythographer. [[Spell My Name With an S|His name may also be encountered]] spelt Snorre Sturlason ([[Useful Notes/Norway|Norwegian]]) or Snorre Sturlasson ([[Useful Notes/Sweden|Swedish]]), but Snorri Sturluson is the recommended form in English, as it’s correct in Icelandic and Old Norse. Note that Sturluson is a [[Patronymic]], not a family name; he is correctly referred to as Snorri for short, not “Mr. Sturluson”.