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    Author: * Elgiva Godwinson - 1 Post on this thread out of 572 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Sep 24, 2009 - 04:38


    Einarr Helgason or Einarr skálaglamm was a 10th century Icelandic skald. He was a court-poet of Lord Hákon to whom he dedicated his magnum opus, the Vellekla (Gold Dearth). Einarr's added name skálaglamm means "Bowl tinkle" and refers to a set of balances and weights with divinatory powers, given to him by Hákon.

    The part of Einarr's poetry that has come down to us is preserved in the Kings' sagas, the Prose Edda, Egils saga and Jómsvíkinga saga. According to Egils saga, Einarr was a friend of Egill Skalla-Grímsson and once gave him a decorated shield which he had received in Norway. Egill was greatly displeased since tradition compelled him to compose a drápa on the shield.

    According to Landnámabók and other sources, Einarr drowned in Breiđafjörđur.

    In doing a bit of research for the Jomsvikings roleplay I thought this was an interesting little piece of information to add to our Hugrunar - The World of the Vikings thread.


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