Jómsvikingadrápa is a 13th-century
skaldic poem
A skald, or skáld ( Old Norse: , later ; , meaning "poet"), is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry, the other being Eddic poetry, which is anonymous. Skaldic poems were traditional ...
composed by
Bjarni Kolbeinsson (d. 1222), Bishop of
Orkney
Orkney (; sco, Orkney; on, Orkneyjar; nrn, Orknøjar), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. Orkney is 10 miles (16 km) north ...
. It is a tribute in
drápa
A skald, or skáld (Old Norse: , later ; , meaning "poet"), is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry, the other being Eddic poetry, which is anonymous. Skaldic poems were traditionally ...
form to the fallen
Jomsvikings
The Jomsvikings were purportedly a legendary order of Viking mercenaries or conquerors of the 10th and 11th centuries. Though reputed to be staunchly dedicated to the worship of the Old Norse gods, they would allegedly fight for any lord who ...
at the
Battle of Hjörungavágr
The Battle of Hjörungavágr (Norwegian: ''Slaget ved Hjørungavåg'') is a semi-legendary naval battle that took place in the late 10th century between the Jarls of Lade and a Danish invasion fleet led by the fabled Jomsvikings. This battle playe ...
.
References
Other sources
*Chase, Martin (2014 ) ''Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond: Poetic Variety in Medieval Iceland and Norway'' (Fordham University Press)
*Crawford, Barbara E. (1987) ''Scandinavian Scotland'' (Leicester University Press)
*Pulsiano, Phillip; Kirsten Wolf (1993) ''Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia'' (Taylor & Francis)
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Ross, Margaret Clunies (2011) ''A History of Old Norse Poetry '' (DS Brewer)
External links
''Jómsvikingadrápa'' in Old NorseThe Skaldic Project - An international project to edit the corpus of medieval Norse-Icelandic skaldic poetry
Skaldic poems
13th-century poems
Jomsvikings
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