Eilífr Goðrúnarson

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Eilífr Goðrúnarson was a late 10th century skald, considered to be the author of the poem Þórsdrápa. He is also credited with Hákonar drápa jarls and a fragment remains of a poem with Christian allusions which is also believed to be his work. He was a court poet of Hákon the Powerful.

External links

• [Jörmungrund: Þórsdrápa] (Old Norse text with English translation and thorough structural and linguistic analysis.)
• [Eilífr's entry] in the [Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages] database

 

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