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Skaldic Poetry

2022
Skaldic poetry was one of the most significant literary products of the Western Middle Ages and among the most complex. It probably originated among Scandinavian poets at the courts of Norwegian kings and jarls during the ninth century and was intended as a means of celebrating the highlights of the rulers’ careers in an oral poetic medium.
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Bears, kennings and skaldic poetry

2023
The article analyses those skaldic stanzas in Old Norse literature which present bear ...
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Mythical and Metaphorical Landscapes in Skaldic Poetry

European Journal of Scandinavian Studies, 2017
AbstractIt is in vain that one looks for realistic descriptions of landscapes in skaldic poetry. There is no interest in the landscapes where the actions which are the only concerns of this genre take place. However, landscape features such as mountains, the sea, trees, caves or the sky are perceptible in the system of the kennings, yet only as more or
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