Óttarr svarti

id: ttarr-svarti-282-14773578
title: Óttarr svarti
text: Óttarr svarti was an 11th-century Icelandic skald. He was the court poet first of Óláfr skautkonungr of Sweden, then of Óláfr Haraldsson of Norway, the Swedish king Anund Jacob and finally of Cnut the Great of Denmark and England. His poems are significant contemporary evidence for the careers of Óláfr Haraldsson and Cnut the Great. Óttarr was the nephew of Sigvatr Þórðarson, and Óttarr clearly based the poem Hǫfuðlausn, his encomium for Óláfr Haraldsson, on Sigvatr’s Víkingarvísur, which tallie
brand slug: wiki
category slug: encyclopedia
description: 11th-century Icelandic skald
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93ttarr_svarti
date created:
date modified: 2022-10-17T08:13:32Z
main entity: {"identifier":"Q1657412","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1657412"}
image:
fields total: 13
integrity: 14

Related Entries

Explore Next Part