Einarr Helgason
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Einarr Helgason
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Einarr Helgason, known by the epithet skálaglamm ("tinkle-scales") was a 10th-century Icelandic skald.
He was a court poet of Lord Hákon to whom he dedicated his magnum opus, the Vellekla. Einarr's added name skálaglamm means "tinkle-scales" and refers to a set of balances and weights with divinatory powers, given to him by Hákon. The part of Einarr's poetry that has come down to us is preserved in the Kings' sagas, the Prose Edda, Egils saga and Jómsvíkinga saga. According to Egils saga, Einarr
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10th-century Icelandic skald (poet)
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2022-12-04T05:05:06Z
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