Haustlöng

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Loki strikes Þjazi with a rod in this picture from an 18th century Icelandic manuscript.

Haustlöng is a skaldic poem preserved in the Prose Edda, which quotes two groups of stanzas from it. It is attributed to the Norwegian skald Þjóðólfr of Hvinir. The poem describes mythological scenes painted on a shield given to the poet. In the stanzas that have come down to us two such scenes are described:

• The theft and rescue of Iðunn.
• Thor's slaying of Hrungnir.

Haustlöng is often compared with Húsdrápa and Ragnarsdrápa which also describe artworks depicting mythological scenes.

[edit] References

• Richard North (1997). The Haustlǫng of Þjóðólfr of Hvinir. 

[edit] External links

• Haustlöng One edition of the Old Norse text
• Þjóðólfr ór Hvini: Haustlöng Two editions of the Old Norse text
• Haustlöng Old Norse text with English translation