Hákonardrápa
Hákonardrápa ("
skaldic poems
.
Hákon the Good
of Norway.
Other drápur, written later in the 10th century, praise the Norwegian jarl
Einarr skálaglamm, Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld, Tindr Hallkelsson and Þórleifr jarlsskáld Rauðfeldarson. Only one stanza and a few verses of Þórleifr's work on Hákon survived. The stanza (preserved in Snorri Sturluson's Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar) especially praises the jarl for having sent nine princes to Odin
(i.e. killed).
The latest Hákonardrápur refer to the king of Norway
Gizurr Þorvaldsson, Óláfr Þórðarson hvítaskáld and Óláfr Leggsson svartaskáld
.
See also
External links
- The eight Hákonardrápur in the original language Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine