Jómsvíkingadrápa Explained

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]

Other sources

• Chase, Martin (2014) Eddic, Skaldic, and Beyond: Poetic Variety in Medieval Iceland and Norway (Fordham University Press)
• Crawford, Barbara E. (1987) Scandinavian Scotland (Leicester University Press)
• Pulsiano, Phillip; Kirsten Wolf (1993) Medieval Scandinavia: An Encyclopedia (Taylor & Francis)
• Ross, Margaret Clunies (2011) A History of Old Norse Poetry (DS Brewer)

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bjarne Kolbeinsson, Skald Biskop . Norsk biografisk leksikon. Else Mundal. Else Mundal. October 23, 2015.