Who Was Alive

Were Saladin and Snorri Sturluson alive at the same time?

Yes. Saladin and Snorri Sturluson were alive at the same time for 13 or 14 years, from 1179 to 1193.

Saladin was 40 or 41 when Snorri Sturluson was born.

Snorri Sturluson was 13 or 14 when Saladin died, aged 54 or 55.

Saladin

Saladin

Sultan of Egypt

Born 1138 · died 4 March 1193, aged 54 or 55

Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson

Historian and poet

Born 1179 · died 23 September 1241, aged 61 or 62

  1. Hildegard of Bingen, c. 1098 – 1179
  2. Averroes, 1126 – 1198
  3. Zhu Xi, 1130 – 1200
  4. Saladin, 1138 – 1193
  5. Genghis Khan, 1162 – 1227
  6. Snorri Sturluson, 1179 – 1241
  7. Francis of Assisi, c. 1182 – 1226
  8. Rumi, 1207 – 1273
  9. Thomas Aquinas, 1225 – 1274

Saladin and Snorri Sturluson in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries; dashed lines mark world events. Drag across, or use the arrow keys, to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.

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Where Saladin and Snorri Sturluson were born

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