Hákonardrápa

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Hákonardrápa ("drápa of Hákon") is the name of several skaldic poems. Hákon may refer to:

Contents 1 King Hákon the Good 2 Jarl Hákon Sigurðarson 2.1 Einarr skálaglamm 2.2 Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld 2.3 Tindr Hallkelsson 2.4 Þórleifr jarlsskáld Rauðfeldarson 3 King Hákon Hákonarson 3.1 Gizurr Þorvaldsson 3.2 Óláfr Þórðarson hvítaskáld 3.3 Óláfr Leggsson svartaskáld 4 See also 5 External link

[edit] King Hákon the Good

Guthormr sindri's Hákonardrápa was composed in the 10th century in the honour of the king of Norway Hákon the Good.

[edit] Jarl Hákon Sigurðarson

Other drápur, written later in the 10th century, praise the Norwegian jarl Hákon Sigurðarson. They were composed by:

[edit] Einarr skálaglamm

[edit] Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld

[edit] Tindr Hallkelsson

[edit] Þórleifr jarlsskáld Rauðfeldarson

Only one stanza and a few verses of Þórleifr's work on Hákon survived. The stanza (preserved in Snorri Sturluson's Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar) especially praises the jarl for having sent nine princes to Odin (i.e. killed).

[edit] King Hákon Hákonarson

The latest Hákonardrápur refer to the king of Norway Hákon Hákonarson (Hákon the Old). They were composed in the 13th century by:

[edit] Gizurr Þorvaldsson

[edit] Óláfr Þórðarson hvítaskáld

[edit] Óláfr Leggsson svartaskáld

[edit] See also

• Hákonarflokkr
• Hákonarkviða
• Hákonarmál

[edit] External link

• The eight Hákonardrápur in the original language