Arnórr jarlaskáld explained

Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld
Occupation:Skald
Language:Old Norse
Period:Viking Age
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Movement:Skaldic poetry
Notableworks:Hrynhenda
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Years Active:9th century

Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld (Poet of Earls) (c. 1012 – 1070s) was an Icelandic skald, son of Þórðr Kolbeinsson. Arnórr travelled as a merchant and often visited the Orkney Islands where he composed poems for the Earls, receiving his byname. For king Magnus the Good, he composed Hrynhenda. He also composed memorial poems for Magnus the Good and Haraldr harðráði. He is considered one of the major skalds of the 11th century.

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