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'''Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld''' (''Poet of Earls'') (ca. 1012 - 1070s) was an Icelandic [[skald]], son of [[Þórðr Kolbeinsson]]. Arnórr travelled as a merchant and often visited the Orkney Islands where composed poems for the Earls, receiving his byname. For king [[Magnus I of Norway|Magnus the Good]] he composed ''Hrynhenda'', inventing a new skaldic metre. He also composed memorial poems for Magnus the Good and [[Harald III of Norway|Haraldr harðráði]]. He is considered one of the major skalds of the 11th century. |
'''Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld''' (''Poet of Earls'') (ca. 1012 - 1070s) was an Icelandic [[skald]], son of [[Þórðr Kolbeinsson]]. Arnórr travelled as a merchant and often visited the Orkney Islands where he composed poems for the Earls, receiving his byname. For king [[Magnus I of Norway|Magnus the Good]] he composed ''Hrynhenda'', inventing a new skaldic metre. He also composed memorial poems for Magnus the Good and [[Harald III of Norway|Haraldr harðráði]]. He is considered one of the major skalds of the 11th century. |
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Revision as of 21:50, 15 July 2006
Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld (Poet of Earls) (ca. 1012 - 1070s) was an Icelandic skald, son of Þórðr Kolbeinsson. Arnórr travelled as a merchant and often visited the Orkney Islands where he composed poems for the Earls, receiving his byname. For king Magnus the Good he composed Hrynhenda, inventing a new skaldic metre. He also composed memorial poems for Magnus the Good and Haraldr harðráði. He is considered one of the major skalds of the 11th century.
References
- Arnórr jarlaskáld : Hrynhenda Text of the poem with short notes on the poet in Norwegian.