Erling Haaland spent $134,000 on a book he'll never read.
Then gave it away.
Last December, he and his father quietly bought the 1594 edition of Snorri Sturluson's Kings' Sagas at auction — the most expensive book ever sold in Norwegian history.
Only one copy exists on earth.
They donated it to the public library in Bryne.
The town where Haaland grew up.
One condition: it stays open. Anyone can walk in and read it.
What actually is this book?
Written in 1230, it chronicles Norwegian kings from the age of gods through medieval history — warriors, farmers, kings from the exact coastal region Haaland calls home.
The 1594 edition was the first time it was ever printed in Norwegian.
Before that it lived in manuscripts, locked away from ordinary people for 350 years.
He bought the moment his people's history became something they could hold — and handed it to the next generation.
"I want the book always to lie open so people can read about those who came from where I come from."
He scored twice for Norway today in his first ever World Cup match.
The kings in that book would've approved.
Saudi Arabia v Uruguay is the World Cup’s only group-stage match where the world’s largest country without a permanent river faces a country named *after* a river.
Saudi Arabia has no permanent rivers. Uruguay takes its name from the Uruguay River.
Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography-based World Cup analysis.
Heartbroken to hear about Jaspal Rana’s passing.
Jaspal was my teammate, and in many ways, part of a generation that helped shape Indian shooting. He was intense, gifted, and carried the pride of the country every time he stepped onto the range.
This is a huge loss for our sport. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, students and everyone whose life he touched.
No ha empezado el Mundial y Noruega ya tiene las 3 mejores fotos de equipo.
La primera antes de viajar, disfrazados de vikingos.
La segunda, su foto oficial, con la camiseta de Noruega, todos perfectamente alineados.
La tercera, ahora, todos los jugadores con las camisetas de su primer club.
Qué grandes los vikingos.
Before she left the competition mat for the final time for the day, Vinesh Phogat turned around and looked straight at where the WFI officials were seated.
As she caught their eye, she pointed her index finger down at the mat.
“Wapas aungi isi mat pe (I’m going to come back on this very same mat)” she said.
@jon_selvaraj✍️on the day Vinesh faced and overcame multiple obstacles but ultimately fell short in her comeback at the Asian Games selection trials in New Delhi.
Read 👉https://t.co/ZyntkPSaT6
according to psychology people who often talk to themselves build fake scenarios and have full conversations in their heads often assume it’s normal. but in reality, it’s a form of self regulation, away to process emotions when there’s no one who truly understands them. 1/5