Einarr Helgason
Einarr Helgason[a], 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 (Gold Dearth). 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 was a friend of Egill Skalla-Grímsson and once gave him a decorated shield which he had received in Norway. Egill was greatly displeased since tradition compelled him to compose a drápa on the shield.
According to Landnámabók and other sources, Einarr drowned in Breiðafjörður.
References
- Of Einar Helgi's son and Egil A chapter from Egils saga
- Heimskringla : King Olaf Trygvason's Saga: Part I Includes many quotations from Vellekla translated by Laing
- Einarr skálaglamm All of Einarr's poetry with short notes on the skald in Icelandic
- Vellekla Text of the poem with short notes on the skald in Norwegian
Footnotes
- ^ Old Norse: [ˈɛinˌɑrː ˈhelɡɑˌson], [ˈskɑːlɑˌɡlɑmː]; Modern Icelandic: Einar ... [ˈeiːnˌaːr ˈhɛlkaˌsɔːn], [ˈskauːlaˌklamː]
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- Auðunn illskælda
- Bragi Boddason (Ragnarsdrápa)
- Egill Skalla-Grímsson (Arinbjarnarkviða, Höfuðlausn , Sonatorrek)
- Eilífr Guðrúnarson (Þórsdrápa)
- Einarr skálaglamm
- Erpr lútandi
- Eyjólfr dáðaskáld
- Eysteinn Valdason
- Eyvindr skáldaspillir (Hákonarmál, Háleygjatal)
- Gamli gnævaðarskáld
- Glúmr Geirason
- Gunnlaugr ormstunga
- Guthormr sindri (Hákonardrápa)
- Hallar-Steinn
- Halldórr ókristni
- Hofgarða-Refr Gestsson
- Hrafn Önundarson
- Jórunn skáldmær
- Kormákr Ögmundarson
- Skafti Þóroddsson
- Skúli Þórsteinsson
- Steinn Herdísarson
- Steinunn Refsdóttir
- Þjóðólfr of Hvinir (Haustlöng, Ynglingatal)
- Þorbjǫrn Hornklofi (Hrafnsmál, Glymdrápa)
- Þorkell Gíslason (Búadrápa)
- Þorleifr jarlsskáld
- Tindr Hallkelsson
- Úlfr Sebbason
- Úlfr Uggason (Húsdrápa)
- Vetrliði Sumarliðason
- Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson
- Arngrímr ábóti Brandsson
- Arnórr jarlaskáld
- Ámundi Árnason
- Árni ábóti Jónsson
- Árni óreiða Magnússon
- Ásgrímr Ketilsson
- Bersi Skáldtorfuson
- Bjarni Kolbeinsson
- Bjarni gullbrárskáld
- Bjǫrn krepphendi
- Eilífr kúlnasveinn
- Einarr Gilsson
- Einarr Skúlason
- Gamli kanóki
- Gizurr svarti (gullbrárskáld)
- Gunnlaugr Leifsson
- Hallar-Steinn
- Halldórr skvaldri
- Haukr Valdísarson
- Ingjaldr Geirmundarson
- Ívarr Ingimundarson
- Kálfr Hallsson
- Kolbeinn Tumason
- Markús Skeggjason
- Níkulás Bergsson
- Óláfr hvítaskáld Þórðarson
- Sigvatr Þórðarson
- Sneglu-Halli
- Snorri Sturluson]
- Steinn Herdísarson
- Sturla Þórðarson
- Svartr á Hofstöðum
- Valgarðr á Velli
- Þjóðólfr Arnórsson
- Þorleikr fagri
- Þormóðr Kolbrúnarskáld
- Þormóðr Óláfsson
- Þorvaldr blǫnduskáld
- Þórarinn loftunga
- Þórarinn stuttfeldr
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