Volume Editor’s Preface and Acknowledgements xv
General Abbreviations xix
Sigla used in this Volume xxv
Sigla for Skaldic Poems and Stanzas xxv
Sigla for Manuscript Collections lviii
Sigla for Manuscripts used in the Editions of this Volume lix
Sigla for Sagas, Þættir and Compendia lx
Technical Terms lxv
The Contributors lxxix
Introduction lxxxiii
Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages – a New Edition lxxxiii
The Poetry in this Volume lxxxiv
How to use this Edition xci
Sources xciv
Biographies cxxiii
Metres cxxvii
Poetic Diction cxxxi
Snorra Edda as a Source of Mythology cxxxix
Normalisation and Dates of Composition cxlix
Poetry from Treatises on Poetics: The Corpus
For each named skald, the biography (listed first) and the editing of the poetry are the work of the same contributor unless otherwise indicated.
PART 1
Poetry by Named Skalds
Arnórr jarlaskáld Þórðarson (Arn) — edited by Diana Whaley 3
Fragments (Arn Frag) 3
Poem about Hermundr Illugason (Arn Herm) 11
Ásgrímr Jónsson (Ásgr) — edited by R. D. Fulk 12
Lausavísa (Ásgr Lv) 12
Ásgrímr Ketilsson (ÁKet) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 14
Poem about Sverrir (ÁKet Sverr) 14
Atli litli (Atli) — edited by R. D. Fulk 16
Poem about Óláfr kyrri (Atli Ól) 16
Auðunn illskælda (Auðunn) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 18
Lausavísa (Auðunn Lv) 18
Bjarni ...ason (Bjarni) — edited by Edith Marold 20
Fragments (Bjarni Frag) 20
Bragi inn gamli Boddason (Bragi) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 26
Ragnarsdrápa (Bragi
Rdr) 27
Þórr’s fishing (Bragi Þórr) 46
Fragments (Bragi Frag) 53
An exchange of verses between Bragi and a troll-woman (Bragi Troll) 63
Egill Skallagrímsson (Egill) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 66
Fragment (Egill Frag) 66
Eilífr Goðrúnarson (Eil) — edited by Edith Marold 68
Þórsdrápa (Eil
Þdr) 68
Fragment (Eil Frag) — edited by Jana Krüger 126
Eilífr kúlnasveinn (Ekúl) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 130
Kristsdrápa (Ekúl
Kristdr) 130
Fragment (Ekúl Frag) 134
Einarr skálaglamm Helgason (Eskál) 137
Haraldsdrápa blátannar (Eskál
Hardr) — edited by R. D. Fulk 137
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Einarr Skúlason (ESk) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 140
Øxarflokkr (ESk
Øxfl) 140
Fragments (ESk Frag) 151
Lausavísur (ESk Lv) 169
Erringar-Steinn (ErrSt) — edited by R. D. Fulk 180
Lausavísa (ErrSt Lv) 180
Eyjólfr Brúnason (EBrún) — edited by Katharina Seidel 182
Lausavísa (EBrún Lv) 182
Eysteinn Valdason (EVald) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 185
Poem about Þórr (EVald Þórr) 185
Gamli gnævaðarskáld (Ggnæv) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 189
Poem about Þórr (Ggnæv Þórr) 189
Fragment (Ggnæv Frag) 190
Gizurr svarti (gullbrárskáld) (Gizsv) — edited by Diana Whaley 192
Fragment (Gizsv Frag) 192
Glúmr Geirason (Glúmr) — edited by Diana Whaley 194
Poem about Eiríkr blóðøx (Glúmr Eir) 194
Grani skáld (Grani) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 196
Fragment (Grani Frag) 196
Guðbrandr í Svǫlum (Guðbr) 198
Fragment (Guðbr Frag) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 198
Guðlaugr (Guðl) — edited by Tarrin Wills 200
Lausavísa (Guðl Lv) 200
Hallar-Steinn (HSt) 202
Fragments (HSt Frag) — edited by Edith Marold 202
Halldórr skvaldri (Hskv) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 210
Fragment (Hskv Frag) 210
Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson (Hfr) 212
Hákonardrápa (Hfr
Hákdr) — edited by Kate Heslop 212
Hallgrímr (Hallg) — edited by R. D. Fulk 226
Fragment (Hallg Frag) 226
Hallr Snorrason (HSn) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 228
Magnússdrápa Erlingssonar (HSn
Magndr) 228
Hallvarðr háreksblesi (Hallv) — edited by Matthew Townend 230
Knútsdrápa (Hallv
Knútdr) 230
Hávarðr halti ísfirðingr (Hávh) 241
Lausavísa 1 (Hávh Lv) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 241
Hofgarða-Refr Gestsson (Refr) — edited by Edith Marold 243
Ferðavísur (Refr
Ferðv) 243
From a poem about Þorsteinn (Refr Þorst) 250
Poem about Gizurr gullbrárskáld (Refr Giz) 254
Fragments (Refr Frag) 259
Illugi bryndoelaskáld (Ill) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 266
Lausavísa (Ill Lv) 266
Kloeingr Þorsteinsson (Kloe) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 268
Lausavísa (Kloe Lv) 268
Kolbeinn Tumason (Kolb) 270
Lausavísa (Kolb Lv) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 270
Kormákr Ǫgmundarson (KormǪ) — edited by Edith Marold 272
Sigurðardrápa (KormǪ
Sigdr) 272
Lausavísur (KormǪ LvV (
Korm)) 286
Leiðólfr skáld (Leiðólfr) — edited by Tarrin Wills 289
Fragment (Leiðólfr Frag) 289
Máni (Máni) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 290
Lausavísa (Máni Lv) 290
Markús Skeggjason (Mark) 292
Poem on Knútr Sveinsson (Mark
Knútr) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 292
Fragments (Mark Frag) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 293
Lausavísur (Mark Lv) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 295
Níkulás Bergsson (Ník) 299
Kristsdrápa (Ník
Kristdr) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 299
Óláfr hvítaskáld Þórðarson (Ólhv) 301
Thómasdrápa (Ólhv
Thómdr) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 301
Fragments (Ólhv Frag) — edited by Tarrin Wills 302
Óláfr svartaskáld Leggsson (Ólsv) — edited by R. D. Fulk 311
Hákonardrápa (Ólsv
Hákdr) 311
Skúladrápa (Ólsv
Skúldr) 313
Kristsdrápa (Ólsv
Kristdr) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 314
Love poem (Ólsv Love) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 316
Ormr Barreyjarskáld (OBarr) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 320
Fragments (OBarr Frag) 320
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Ormr Steinþórsson (Ormr) — edited by Russell Poole 323
Poem about a woman (Ormr Woman) 323
Fragments (Ormr Frag) 332
Óttarr svarti (Ótt) — edited by Matthew Townend 335
Óláfsdrápa soenska (Ótt
Óldr) 335
Rǫgnvaldr jarl Kali Kolsson (Rv) — edited by Judith Jesch 342
Lausavísur (Rv Lv) 342
Sigvatr Þórðarson (Sigv) 347
Fragments (Sigv Frag) — edited by Diana Whaley 347
Skáldhelgi Þórðarson (ShÞ) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 351
Fragment (ShÞ Frag) 351
Skáldþórir (Skáldþ) — edited by R. D. Fulk 353
Lausavísa (Skáldþ Lv) 353
Skapti Þóroddsson (Skapti) — edited by Diana Whaley 355
Fragment (Skapti Frag) 355
Skraut-Oddr (SkrautO) — edited by Tarrin Wills 358
Fragments (SkrautO Frag) 358
Skúli Þorsteinsson (Skúli) — edited by Kate Heslop 360
Poem about Svǫlðr (Skúli Svǫlðr) 360
Lausavísa (Skúli Lv) 366
Sneglu-Halli (SnH) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 369
Fragment (SnH Frag) 369
Snorri Sturluson (SnSt) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 370
Lausavísur (SnSt Lv) 370
Fragment from a religious poem (SnSt Frag) 375
Snæbjǫrn (Snæbj) — edited by Edith Marold 376
Lausavísur (Snæbj Lv) 376
Starkaðr gamli Stórvirksson (StarkSt) 382
Fragment (StarkSt Frag) — edited by Tarrin Wills 382
Steinarr (Steinarr) — edited by Russell Poole 384
Poem about a woman (Steinarr Woman) 384
Steinn Herdísarson (Steinn) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 388
Fragment (Steinn Frag) 388
Steinþórr (Steinþ) — edited by R. D. Fulk 390
Fragment (Steinþ Frag) 390
Sturla Þórðarson (Sturl) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 392
Fragments (Sturl Frag) 392
Styrkárr Oddason (Styrkárr) — edited by R. D. Fulk 395
Fragment (Styrkárr Frag) 395
Sveinn (Sveinn) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 397
Fragment (Sveinn Frag) 397
Norðrsetudrápa (Sveinn
Norðrdr) 398
Úlfr Uggason (ÚlfrU) — edited by Edith Marold 402
Húsdrápa (ÚlfrU
Húsdr) 402
Vetrliði Sumarliðason (Vetrl) — edited by R. D. Fulk 425
Lausavísa (Vetrl Lv) 425
Vǫlu-Steinn (VSt) — edited by Edith Marold 427
Ǫgmundardrápa (VSt
Erf) 427
Þjóðólfr ór Hvini (Þjóð) 431
Haustlǫng (Þjóð
Haustl) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 431
Þjóðólfr (Þjóðólfr) — edited by Edith Marold 464
Fragment (Þjóðólfr Frag) 464
Þórálfr (‑valdr) (Þórálfr) — edited by Diana Whaley 467
Fragment (Þórálfr Frag) 467
Þorbjǫrn dísarskáld (Þdís) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 470
Poem about Þórr (Þdís Þórr) 470
Poem about a Saint (Þdís Saint) 472
Þórðr mauraskáld (Þmaur) — edited by Diana Whaley 474
Fragment (Þmaur Frag) 474
Þórðr Særeksson (Sjáreksson) (ÞSjár) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 476
Fragments (ÞSjár Frag) 476
Þorkell hamarskáld (Þham) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 482
Fragment (Þham Frag) 482
Þorleikr fagri (Þfagr) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 484
Fragments (Þfagr Frag) 484
Þorvaldr blǫnduskáld (Þblǫnd) — edited by Vivian Busch 487
Sigurðardrápa (Þblǫnd
Sigdr) 487
Fragment (Þblǫnd Frag) 489
Ǫlvir hnúfa (Ǫlv) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 491
Poem about Þórr (Ǫlv Þórr) 491
Contents xi
Anonymous Poetry
Anonymous Poems from
Snorra EddaBjarkamál in fornu (Anon Bjark) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 495
Máríuflokkr (Anon
Mfl) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 507
Morginsól (Anon
Morg) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 510
Anonymous Stanzas from
Snorra EddaStanzas from Snorra Edda (Anon (SnE)) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade and Margaret
Clunies Ross 512
Anonymous Poems from
The Third Grammatical TreatiseBjúgar vísur (Anon Bjúgvís) — edited by Tarrin Wills 532
Hafliðamál (Anon
Hafl) — edited by Tarrin Wills 533
Kúgadrápa (Anon
Kúgdr) — edited by Tarrin Wills 535
Anonymous Stanzas from
The Third Grammatical TreatiseStanzas from the Third Grammatical Treatise (Anon (TGT)) — edited by Tarrin Wills
536
Anonymous Poem from
The Fourth Grammatical TreatiseNikulásdrápa (Anon Nikdr) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 565
Anonymous Stanzas from
The Fourth Grammatical TreatiseStanzas from the Fourth Grammatical Treatise (Anon (FoGT)) — edited by Margaret
Clunies Ross 570
Anonymous Poems from
Laufás EddaGnóðar-Ásmundar drápa (Anon GnóðÁsm) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 626
Stríðkeravísur (Anon
Stríðk) — edited by Margaret Clunies Ross 628
Gátur (Anon
Gát) — edited by Hannah Burrows 631
Anonymous Stanzas from
Laufás EddaStanzas from Laufás Edda (Anon (LaufE)) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 637
Anonymous Þulur
Anonymous Þulur (Þul) — edited by Elena Gurevich 649
Kálfsvísa (Þul
Kálfv) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 663
Þorgrímsþula I (Þul
Þorgþ I) 669
Þorgrímsþula II (Þul
Þorgþ II) 675
Sækonunga heiti (Þul
Sækonunga) 677
Konunga heiti (Þul
Konunga) 687
Dverga heiti (Þul
Dverga) 692
Jǫtna heiti I (Þul
Jǫtna I) 706
Jǫtna heiti II (Þul
Jǫtna II) 718
Trollkvenna heiti (Þul
Trollkvenna) 723
Óðins nǫfn (Þul
Óðins) 731
Ása heiti I (Þul
Ása I) 754
Þórs heiti (Þul
Þórs) 758
Ása heiti II (Þul
Ása II) 760
Ásynja heiti (Þul
Ásynja) 762
Kvenna heiti (Þul
Kvenna I) 772
Manna heiti (Þul
Manna) 774
Orrostu heiti (Þul
Orrostu) 786
Sverða heiti (Þul
Sverða) 789
Øxar heiti (Þul
Øxar) 813
Spjóts heiti (Þul
Spjóts) 816
Ǫrvar heiti (Þul
Ǫrvar) 818
Boga heiti (Þul
Boga) 821
Vápna heiti (Þul
Vápna) 822
Skjaldar heiti (Þul
Skjaldar) 823
Hjálms heiti (Þul
Hjálms) 828
Brynju heiti (Þul
Brynju) 831
Sjóvar heiti (Þul
Sjóvar) 833
Á heiti (Þul
Á) 838
Fiska heiti (Þul
Fiska) 852
Hvala heiti (Þul
Hvala) 857
Skipa heiti (Þul
Skipa) 861
Jarðar heiti (Þul
Jarðar) 877
Viðar heiti (Þul
Viðar) 880
Øxna heiti (Þul
Øxna) 885
Hrúts heiti (Þul
Hrúts) 890
Hafrs heiti (Þul
Hafrs) 892
Bjarnar heiti (Þul
Bjarnar) 895
Hjartar heiti (Þul
Hjartar) 898
Contents xiii
Galtar heiti (Þul
Galtar) 900
Vargs heiti (Þul
Vargs) 902
Himins heiti I (Þul
Himins I) 905
Sólar heiti (Þul
Sólar) 909
Tungls heiti (Þul
Tungls) 911
Doegra heiti (Þul
Doegra) 914
Himins heiti II (Þul
Himins II) 916
Veðra heiti (Þul
Veðra) 917
Elds heiti (Þul
Elds) 920
Orma heiti (Þul
Orma) 927
Hesta heiti (Þul
Hesta) 935
Hauks heiti (Þul
Hauks) 940
Hrafns heiti (Þul
Hrafns) 944
Hana heiti (Þul
Hana) 947
Ara heiti (Þul
Ara) 949
Fugla heiti (Þul
Fugla) 951
Kvenna heiti ókend (Þul
Kvenna II) 959
Hugar heiti ok hjarta (Þul
Hugar ok hjarta) 964
Grýlu heiti (Þul
Grýlu) 965
Heiti á hendi (Þul
á hendi) 967
Heiti valkyrja (Þul
Valkyrja) 968
Eyja heiti (Þul
Eyja) 972
Fjarða heiti (Þul
Fjarða) 982
Sáðs heiti (Þul
Sáðs) 985
Heiti for sea-kings (Þul
Sea-kings) 987
Heiti for women (Þul
Women) 991
Heiti for islands (Þul
Islands) 994
Heiti for waves (Þul
Waves) 996
Claves metricae
Háttalykill (RvHbreiðm
Hl) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 1001
Háttatal (SnSt
Ht) — edited by Kari Ellen Gade 1094
Additional Anonymous Poetry
Málsháttakvæði (Anon
Mhkv) — edited by Roberta Frank 1213
Lausavísur from AM 732 b 4° (Anon 732b) — edited by Jonathan Grove 1245
Poem about the Phoenix (Anon Phoenix) — edited by R. D. Fulk 1255
Bibliography 1259
Index of First Lines 1303
Indices of Names and Terms 1325
Ethnic Names 1325
Personal Names 1326
Mythical and Legendary Names 1328
Biblical Names 1352
Place Names 1352
Nicknames 1358
Other Names 1359
Indigenous terms 1359