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The skaldic poems have the following characteristics.

  • The author is usually known.

  • The Meter is ornate, usually Dróttkvætt or a variation thereof.

  • The Syntax is complex, with sentences commonly interwoven.

  • Kennings are used frequently and gratuitously.



Skaldic poems


Most of the skaldic poetry we have are poems composed to individual kings by their court poets. They typically have historical content, relating battles and other deeds from the king's carrier. Examples:


A few surviving skaldic poems have mythological content.

  • '' Þórsdrápa '' - A Drápa to the god Thor telling the tale of one of his giant-bashing expeditions.

  • '' Haustlöng '' - Relates two tales from the mythology as painted on a shield given to the poet.

  • '' Ragnarsdrápa '' - Relates four tales from the mythology as painted on a shield given to the poet.

  • '' Húsdrápa '' - Describes mythological scenes as carved on kitchen panels.

  • '' Ynglingatal '' - describes the origin of the Norwegian kings and the history of the House Of Yngling . It is preserved in the '' Heimskringla ''.


To this could be added two poems relating the death of a king and his reception in Valhalla .



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