Edition and Translation: Eilífr Goðrúnarson, 'Eulogy on Þórr'
(Þórsdrápa), ed. and trans. Richard North
Old Norse Poetry
An edition and translation of the skaldic poem <em>Þórsdrápa</em> ('Eulogy on Þórr') by the court poet Eilífr Goðrúnarson, whose patron was Earl Hákon of Hlaðir. The edition and translation is excerpted from <em>The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures, </em>Edited by Richard North, Joe Allard, Patricia Gillies (2010). Reproduced with permission of the author.
Richard North
Author
Routledge
2010
Richard North
(c) Richard North
<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709" target="_blank">https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709</a>
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English
Old Norse
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2288
Viking Age
Norway
Edition and Translation: Einarr skálaglamm Helgason, 'Gold-Shortage' (Vellekla), ed. and trans. Richard North
Old Norse Poetry
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<div class="element-text">An edition and translation of the skaldic poem <em>Vellekla</em> ('Gold-Shortage') by poet Einarr skálaglamm ‘cup-tinkle’ Helgason, c. 980, in honour of Earl Hákon. The edition and translation is excerpted from <em>The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures, </em>Edited by Richard North, Joe Allard, Patricia Gillies (2010). Reproduced with permission of the author</div>
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Richard North
Author
Routledge
2010
Richard North
(c) Richard North
<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709" target="_blank">https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709</a>
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English
Old Norse
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2290
Old Norse
Norway
Edition and Translation: Liðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song'), ed. and trans. Richard North
Old Norse Poetry
<span>An edition and translation of the (anonymous?) skaldic poem <em>Liðsmannaflokkr</em> ('The Soldier’s Song') </span><span>by Richard North, detailing the capture of London by Earl Thorkell the Tall and Cnut in 1016. The edition and translation is excerpted from </span><em>The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures, </em><span>Edited by Richard North, Joe Allard, Patricia Gillies (2010). Reproduced with permission of the author.</span>
Richard North
Author
Routledge
2010
Richard North
(c) Richard North
<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709" target="_blank">https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709</a>
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English
Old Norse
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2293
Viking Age
England
London
Edition and Translation: Liðsmannaflokkr ('The Soldier’s Song'), ed. and trans. Richard North
Old Norse Poetry
<span>An edition and translation of the (anonymous?) skaldic poem <em>Liðsmannaflokkr</em> ('The Soldier’s Song') </span><span>by Richard North, detailing the capture of London by Earl Thorkell the Tall and Cnut in 1016. The edition and translation is excerpted from </span><em>The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures, </em><span>Edited by Richard North, Joe Allard, Patricia Gillies (2010). Reproduced with permission of the author.</span>
Richard North
Author
Routledge
2010
Richard North
(c) Richard North
<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709" target="_blank">https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709</a>
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Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2293
Edition and Translation: Úlfr Uggason, 'Eulogy on the House'
(Húsdrápa) ed. and trans. Richard North
Old Norse Poetry
<span>An edition and translation of the skaldic poem </span><em>Húsdrápa</em> ('Eulogy on the House') by the poet Úlfr Uggason (early 990s)<span>. The edition and translation is excerpted from </span><em>The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures, </em><span>Edited by Richard North, Joe Allard, Patricia Gillies (2010). Reproduced with permission of the author.</span>
Richard North
Author
Routledge
2010
Richard North
(c) Richard North
https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709
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English
Old Norse
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2289
Viking Age
Iceland
Edition and Translation: Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, 'Haustlǫng', ed. and trans. Richard North
Old Norse Poetry
<span><span>An edition and translation of the skaldic 'shield' poem <em>Haustlǫng</em> (Harvest-Long) by poet </span></span>Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, c. 900<span>. The edition and translation is excerpted from </span><em>The Longman Anthology of Old English, Old Icelandic, and Anglo-Norman Literatures, </em><span>Edited by Richard North, Joe Allard, Patricia Gillies (2010). Reproduced with permission of the author</span>
Richard North
Author
Routledge
2010
Richard North
(c) Richard North
<a href="https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709" target="_blank">https://www.routledge.com/Longman-Anthology-of-Old-English-Old-Icelandic-and-Anglo-Norman-Literatures/North-Allard-Gillies/p/book/9781408247709</a>
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English
Old Norse
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2291
Viking Age
Norway
Educational Resource: Skaldic Poetry: A Short Introduction
Essay - Skaldic Poetry
A useful introductory essay on Skaldic Poetry by Dr Debbie Potts, produced as part of the 'Modern Poets on Viking Poetry' Project and hosted by ASNC at Cambridge.
Debbie Potts
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/resources/mpvp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Introduction-to-Skaldic-Poetry_Debbie-Potts.pdf
ASNC
2013
Debbie Potts
(c) Debbie Potts
PDF
Text
http://www.asnc.cam.ac.uk/resources/mpvp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Introduction-to-Skaldic-Poetry_Debbie-Potts.pdf
Viking Age
Medieval Scandinavia
Erfidrápa Óláfs helga (‘Memorial drápa for Óláfr inn helgi (S. Óláfr)’)
Poetry
This memorial poem for St Olaf was composed by Sigvatr Þórðarson. The hyperlink takes you to the Skaldic Poetry project where the text is available in Old Norse and in English.
Judith Jesch
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/skaldic/db.php?if=default&table=home
Skaldic Project Academic Body
29/07/2016
Administrator
Skaldic Project Academic Body
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/skaldic/db.php?if=default&table=home
Hyperlink
English
Old Norse
Hyperlink
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/skaldic/db.php?id=1353&if=default&table=text&val=edition
Medieval, Viking Age
Essay Questions from the Course 'Poetry of the Vikings' (Old Norse Poetry in Translation)
Essay Questions
Extended essay questions from the seminar course 'Poetry of the Vikings' (Old Norse poetry in translation) which ran in 2013/2014 at University College Cork. The seminar was led by Dr Tom Birkett.
Tom Birkett
The World-Tree Project
2013
Tom Birkett
(c) Tom Birkett
Word doc.
English
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1947
Ireland
Cork
Reading list for essay question on mythological stories in Bragi Boddason’s Ragnarsdrápa
Old Norse Literature
Essay Question: How are mythological stories depicted in Bragi Boddason’s Ragnarsdrápa?
Anonymous contributor
Private Collection
World-Tree Project
2016
Anonymous
CC BY NC
docx
English
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2539
Old Norse
Reading list for essay question on the role of poetry in the skáldasögur
Old Norse Literature
Essay Question: Why do the authors of the skáldasögur (Bjarnar saga Hítdœlakappa, Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu, Hallfreðar saga, and Kormáks saga) incorporate poetry in their sagas?
Anonymous contributor
Private Collection
World-Tree Project
2016
Anonymous
CC BY NC
docx
English
Text
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2535
Old Norse
Reading of skaldic verse by David Baker and Orri Tomasson
skaldic poetry; Old Norse; language; literature; audio; performance
Readings of skaldic verse produced for the Orkney Project. Orri Tomasson reads the Old Norse, and David Baker reads the translations of the following poems:
1. Earl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson, a Lausavísur from Orkneyinga saga, ch 58 in which he boasts of his nine skills.
2. Lausavísur 10 from Orkneyinga saga, ch 47.
3. Lausavísur 12 from Orkneyinga saga, ch 49.
4. Lausavísur 15 from Orkneyinga saga, ch 55.
5. Sigmundr ǫngull, Lausavísur 1 from Orkneyinga saga, ch 62.
6. Arnorr Thordarson jarlaskáld, 'Þorfinnsdrápa' st 2.
7. 'Þorfinnsdrápa' st 21.
8. Torf-Einarr Rǫgnvaldsson, Lausavísur 4 from Orkneyinga saga, ch. 5.
9. Lausavísur 2 from Orkneyinga saga, ch. 3.
David Baker and Orri Tomasson
http://www.orkneyproject.org/#/learn-more/4575478595
The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
2012
The Orkney Project
The Orkney Project (public domain)
www.orkneyproject.org
mp3
English
Old Norse
Audio recording
http://www.orkneyproject.org/#/learn-more/4575478595
Orkney
Viking Age
Vikings Season 4 Episode 6 Song - performed by Einar Selvik
Performance - Old Norse Poetry
Song from History's Vikings series (Season 4 Episode 6) composed and performed by Einar Selvik. It combines lyrics from poems in <em>Ragnars saga loðbrókar ok sona hans</em> and Egil Skallagrimsson's <em>Höfuðlausn</em> from <em>Egils saga</em>.<span>More information about the band and project can be found at </span><a href="http://wardruna.com/about/">http://wardruna.com/about/</a>
Einar Selvik
http://YouTube.com
AgeOf Epic<br />published via YouTube.com
2016-03-28T16:52:20.000Z
Einar Selvik
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/static?template=terms">Standard YouTube License</a>
http://wardruna.com/about/
YouTube Video
Moving Image
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbMc3mChwgc
Modern