Jómsvikingadrápa is a 13th-century
skaldic poem
A skald, or skáld (Old Norse: ; , meaning "poet"), is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry in alliterative verse, the other being Eddic poetry. Skaldic poems were traditionally compo ...
composed by
Bjarni Kolbeinsson (d. 1222), Bishop of
Orkney
Orkney (), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also sometimes used, but locals now consider it outdated. Part of the Northern Isles along with Shetland, ...
. It is a tribute in
drápa
A skald, or skáld (Old Norse: ; , meaning "poet"), is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry in alliterative verse, the other being Eddic poetry. Skaldic poems were traditionally comp ...
form to the fallen
Jomsvikings
The Jomsvikings were 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 could pay t ...
at the
Battle of Hjörungavágr.
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)
*
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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