- Konungs skuggsjá
"Konungs skuggsjá" (Old Norse for "King's mirror";
Latin : "Speculum regale", modern Norwegian: "Kongsspegelen" (Nynorsk ) or "Kongespeilet" (Bokmål )) is a Norwegian educational text from around 1250, an example ofspeculum literature that deals with politics and morality. It was originally intended for the education of King Magnus Lagabøte, the son of King Håkon Håkonsson, and it has the form of a dialogue between father and son. The son asks, and is advised by his father about practical and moral matters, concerning trade, thehird , chivalric behavior, strategy and tactics. Parts of "Konungs skuggsjá" deals with the relationship between church and state. It also gives advice on seafaring and trading:It also tells an encounter which fits the description of a
wild man orWoodwose :External links
* [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC05178869&id=LgtIfLwQgX4C&pg=PP7 1848 edition]
* [http://www.mediumaevum.com/75years/mirror/index.html "King's Mirror" (English Translation)]
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