Skáldatal

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Skáldatal (Catalogue of Poets) is a short prose work in Old Norse. It is preserved in one of the manuscripts of the Prose Edda (DG 11) and one of the manuscripts of Heimskringla (AM 761, 4to). It lists the court poets of Scandinavian rulers from legendary times up to the late 13th century with short notes on some.

The work generally agrees with extant knowledge on court poets from other sources though in some cases more poets are known for a certain ruler than are listed in Skáldatal. In other cases poets listed there are otherwise unknown.

See also: Skald, Skaldic poetry

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