Jómsvikingadrápa is a 13th-century skaldic poem composed by Bjarni Kolbeinsson (d. 1222), Bishop of Orkney. It is a tribute in drápa form to the fallen Jomsvikings at the Battle of Hjörungavágr. [1]
References
- ↑ Else Mundal. "Bjarne Kolbeinsson, Skald Biskop". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
Other sources
- Chase, Martin (2014 ) Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond: Poetic Variety in Medieval Iceland and Norway (Fordham University Press) ISBN 9780823257836
- Crawford, Barbara E. (1987) Scandinavian Scotland (Leicester University Press) ISBN 0-7185-1197-2
- Pulsiano, Phillip; Kirsten Wolf (1993) Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia (Taylor & Francis) ISBN 9780824047870
- Ross, Margaret Clunies (2011) A History of Old Norse Poetry (DS Brewer) ISBN 9781843842798
External links
- Jómsvikingadrápa in Old Norse
- The Skaldic Project - An international project to edit the corpus of medieval Norse-Icelandic skaldic poetry
- Bishop Bjarni Kolbeinsson (St. Magnus Cathedral)
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