18/07/2026
Van olyan focista, aki könyvre (is) költi a vagyonát. Szeretném azt hinni, hogy Haaland nem csak valami ritka kivétel, hanem a többiek is fontosnak tartják az olvasást, a kultúráltságot, vagy akár a történelmi kincseik óvását. 😊 Aki Snorriról szeretne többet olvasni, annak javaslom Az utolsó saga című regényt, amit mi adtunk ki (fordító: Vaskó Ildikó), ha pedig az eredeti műveivel ismerkednétek, akkor olvassátok a csodás saga gyűjteményt a Corvina kiadásában! ⚽️📚
Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland, together with his father, former Premier League player Alf-Inge Haaland, quietly purchased a rare 16th-century manuscript at auction in December 2025 for 1.3 million Norwegian kroner, or roughly $134,000. It is now the most expensive book ever sold in Norway.
The book is a 1594 edition of Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla, or Sagas of the Kings, translated from Old Norse into Danish by the Norwegian scholar Mattis Størssøn. It is the oldest printed history of Norway ever produced, chronicling the reigns of the country's earliest kings, the exploits of the Viking Age, and Norway's eventual transition from paganism to Christianity. The copy the Haalands bought is believed to be the last surviving complete example still in private ownership anywhere in the world.
Rather than adding the manuscript to a private collection, the family announced in March 2026 that they were donating it in full to the local library in Bryne, the small town in southwestern Norway where Haaland was born and raised, and where he first learned to play football at Bryne FK. The book will now be permanently on public display, kept open at a rotating page so that any resident can walk in and read directly from it.
Speaking about the gift, Haaland said his goal was to encourage local children to reconnect with their history. "I want the book always to lie open so that people can read about those who came from where I come from, from Bryne and Jæren," he said. "It's easier to feel drawn to reading when you can recognize yourself in the people and places being written about."
As part of the donation, Haaland's EH9 Foundation is also sponsoring a school reading competition beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, with the winning class earning a trip to watch the Norwegian national team play at Oslo's Ullevaal Stadium.
Rather than adding the manuscript to a private collection, the family announced in March 2026 that they were donating it in full to the local library in Bryne, the small town in southwestern Norway where Haaland was born and raised, and where he first learned to play football at Bryne FK. The book will now be permanently on public display, kept open at a rotating page so that any resident can walk in and read directly from it.
Speaking about the gift, Haaland said his goal was to encourage local children to reconnect with their history. "I want the book always to lie open so that people can read about those who came from where I come from, from Bryne and Jæren," he said. "It's easier to feel drawn to reading when you can recognize yourself in the people and places being written about."
As part of the donation, Haaland's EH9 Foundation is also sponsoring a school reading competition beginning in the 2026-27 academic year, with the winning class earning a trip to watch the Norwegian national team play at Oslo's Ullevaal Stadium.
