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unusual facts about skald


Álfablót

In his skaldic poem Austrfararvísur, the Norwegian skald Sigvatr Þórðarson gave a first hand account of his less than agreeable encounter with the holiday in Sweden.


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Auðr

In the same chapter, a work by the 10th century skald Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld is provided that mentions Auðr ("Auðr's splendid sister").

Battle of Fitjar

Hákonarmál is a skaldic poem which the skald Eyvindr skáldaspillir composed about the fall of king Haakon the Good at the battle of Fitjar and his reception in Valhalla.

Dog king

Skáldatal mentions that a skald named Erpr lútandi was sentenced to death for killing in a sanctuary.

Geri and Freki

In skaldic poetry Geri and Freki are used as common nouns for "wolf" in chapter 58 of Skáldskaparmál (quoted in works by the skalds Þjóðólfr of Hvinir and Egill Skallagrímsson) and Geri is again used as a common noun for "wolf" in chapter 64 of the Prose Edda book Háttatal.

Heimdallr

Later in the book, Húsdrápa, a poem by 10th century skald Úlfr Uggason, is cited, during which Heimdallr is described as having ridden to Baldr's funeral pyre.

Kvasir

In reference, part of Vellekla by the 10th century Icelandic skald Einarr skálaglamm is provided, where the term "Kvasir’s blood" for ‘poetry’ is used.

Meili

In chapter 23, a quote by a work from the skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir is provided that refers to Thor as "Meili's brother".

Nine Mothers of Heimdallr

In chapter 16 of Skáldskaparmál a work by the 10th century skald Úlfr Uggason is quoted.

Olvir

Olvir Hnufa - a 9th and 10th century Norwegian hersir and skald.

Þorgerðr Hölgabrúðr and Irpa

In Þorleifs þáttr jarlsskálds, Þorleifr Ásgeirsson, known as jarlsskáld ("the Jarl’s skald"), recites an abusive and magically aggressive poem in Earl Haakon's hall.

Þórir

Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson, Icelandic 13th century warrior and possibly a skald


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