Arinbjarnarkviða Explained

thumb|Egil Skallagrimsson 17c manuscript.Arinbjarnarkviða is a skaldic poem by Egill Skalla-Grímsson in praise of his friend Arinbjörn. The poem is preserved in Möðruvallabók but not in other manuscripts of Egils saga. Some lines are lost while others may be corrupted. The metre is kviðuháttr.^[1]

References

• Arinbjarnarkviða Old Norse text from heimskringla.no
• Two editions of the original
• An English translation

Notes and References

1. Book: Sigurðsson, Þorgeir. The unreadable poem of Arinbjǫrn, preservation, meter, and a restored text. 2019-06-03. University of Iceland, School of Humanities, Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies. 9789935938596. en.