Skald
111Gunnlaugs saga — ormstungu or the Saga of Gunnlaugr Serpent Tongue [ Gunnlaugr is sometimes Anglicized as Gunnlaug . The cognomen can also be translated as Worm Tongue or Snake Tongue .] is one of the Icelanders sagas. Composed at the end of the 13th century it… …
112Gunnlaugr Ormstunga — (i.e. Serpent Tongue ) was an Icelandic poet, born ca. 983. His life is described in Gunnlaugs saga , where several of his poems are preserved.From an early age he proved himself impetuous, audacious, brave, and tough. He was also a skilled… …
113Erpr lútandi — was according to Skáldatal the court skald of the Swedish kings Eysteinn Beli and Björn at Haugi. There are no extant poems by Erpr. Skáldatal tells that Erpr committed the crime of killing in a sanctuary. He avoided the death penalty by… …
114Úlfr Uggason — was an Icelandic skald who lived in the last part of the 10th century.The Laxdæla saga tells how he composed his Húsdrápa for a wedding. Geirmundr married Þuríðr, whose father, Óláfr pái ( peacock ) Höskuldsson, had a magnificent hall built in… …
115Óðrerir — In Norse mythology, Óðrerir, Óðrørir or Óðrœrir refers either to one of the vessels that contain the mead of poetry (along with Boðn and Són) or to the mead itself. Contents 1 Attestations 1.1 Poetic Edda 1.2 Prose Edda …
116Vetrliði Sumarliðason — is a 10th century Icelandic skald. He was the great grandson of Ketill hængr ( salmon ), one of the settlers of Iceland. He lived in Fljótshlíð, in the south of the island.Vetrliði was pagan and opposed the conversion to Christianity. He composed …
117Helrunar — Infobox musical artist Name = Helrunar Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Germany Genre = Black metal Viking metal Years active = 2001 present Label = Prophecy Productions Lupus Lounge Associated acts =… …
118Þangbrandr — [Þangbrandr is the usual form of his name, but he is called Theobrandus in Theodoricus monachus Historia de Antiquitate Regum Norwagiensium and Þorbrandr in the late Þórðarbók version of Landnámabók . He is referred to as Þangbrandr in all the… …
119Raven banner — This article discusses the medieval flag. For the booklet, see The Raven Banner. The raven banner (in Old Norse, Hrafnsmerki ; in Old English, Hravenlandeye ) was a flag, possibly totemic in nature, flown by various viking chieftains and other… …
120Slave Girl — infobox Book | name = Slave Girl title orig = They Came on Viking Ships image caption = author = Jackie French illustrator = cover artist = country = Australia language = English series = genre = Children s historical novel publisher =… …
