Sigvatr Þórðarson
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Sigvatr Þórðarson was a court poet to the kings Olaf II of Norway, Canute the Great and Magnus the Good, by whose reigns his floreat can be dated to the earlier eleventh century.
Major poems
- Víkingarvísur On the early deeds of king Olaf
- Nesjavísur On the battle of Nesjar
- Austrfararvísur On a journey to Sweden
- Vestrfararvísur On a journey to Britain
- Flokkr um Erling Skjalgsson On Erlingr Skjalgsson
- Knútsdrápa In memory of king Canute
- Bersöglisvísur A reprimand to king Magnus
- Erfidrápa Óláfs helga In memory of king Olaf
References
- [Sigvatr Þórðarson] An index of his poetry
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