Overview
- The Manchester City striker and his father bought a 1594 edition of Snorri Sturluson’s King-sagas at auction on December 5, 2025, for 1.3 million kroner.
- He has permanently given the volume to Time municipality, and the Bryne library will keep it on open public display.
- The municipality plans a school reading contest tied to the book, with a trip to Oslo’s Ullevaal Stadium to see Haaland and the national team as the prize.
- Coverage says the work is a cornerstone of Norwegian literature and now holds the record for the highest book price ever achieved in Norway.
- Haaland says he is not a big reader and wants people in Bryne and Jæren to recognize their own history in the text, hoping that visibility pulls more children toward books.