Þorbjörn hornklofi
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Þorbjörn hornklofi was a 9th century Norwegian poet. He was the court poet of King Harald Fairhair.
His preserved works are:
- Glymdrápa - A drápa on King Harald.
- Haraldskvæði (Hrafnsmál) - Another poem on King Harald, this one uses the málaháttr metre.
- One lausavísa.
Glymdrápa is the oldest dróttkvætt praise poem describing the deeds of a living king which has come down to us.
[edit] References
- Carmina Scaldica
- Skáldatal
- An index of Þorbjörn's poetry
- Haraldskvæði
- The Lay of Harold Translation and commentary by Lee M. Hollander
