Þorbjörn hornklofi

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Þorbjörn hornklofi was a 9th century Norwegian poet. He was the court poet of King Harald Fairhair.

His preserved works are:

• Glymdrápa - A drápa on King Harald.
• Hrafnsmál - Another poem on King Harald, this one uses the málaháttr metre.
• One lausavísa.

Glymdrápa is the oldest dróttkvætt praise poem describing the deeds of a living king which has come down to us.

References

• [Skáldatal]
• [An index of Þorbjörn's poetry]
• [The Lay of Harold] Translation and commentary by Lee M. Hollander

 

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