Haustlöng

Loki strikes Þjazi with a rod in this picture from an 18th century Icelandic manuscript.

Haustlöng is a skaldic poem preserved in the Prose Edda where two groups of stanzas from it are quoted. It is attributed to the Norwegian skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir. The poem describes mythological scenes painted on a shield given to the poet. In the stanzas that have come down to us two such scenes are described.

The theft and rescue of Iðunn.
Thor's slaying of Hrungnir.

Haustlöng is often compared with Húsdrápa and Ragnarsdrápa which also describe artworks depicting mythological scenes.

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[Haustlöng] One edition of the Old Norse text
[Þjóðólfr ór Hvini: Haustlöng] Two editions of the Old Norse text
[Haustlöng] Old Norse text with English translation

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