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Einarr Skúlason[lower-alpha 1] (ca. 1100 after 1159) was an Icelandic priest and skald. He was the most prominent Norse poet of the 12th century. Einarr's poetry is primarily preserved in Heimskringla, Flateyjarbók, Morkinskinna, Fagrskinna and Skáldskaparmál.[1]

He was descended from the family of Egill Skallagrímsson, the so-called Mýramenn. For most of his life he lived in Norway, during the reign of kings Sigurd Magnusson, Harald Gille and the sons of the latter, especially Eysteinn Haraldsson, whose marshall he became. After Eysteinn's death in 1157, he composed the poem Elfarvísur for the nobleman Gregorius Dagsson (died 1161), referring to his victory over King Hákon Herdebrei at Göta älv in Götaland.[2]

The best known of Einarr's drápur is Geisli ("Ray of Light"), about St. Olaf Haraldsson. This drápa was recited in the Church of Christ in Nidaros in the presence of the three Norwegian kings of the time, Eysteinn, Sigurd and Inge, along with Jon Birgersson, Archbishop of Nidaros. The poem is composed in the dróttkvætt metre and it is the earliest completely preserved drápa with Christian content.


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  1. Else Mundal. "Einar Skulason, skald". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. Narve Bjørgo. "Gregorius Dagsson, Lendmann". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved October 27, 2015.



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This article contains content from the Owl Edition of Nordisk familjebok, a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1904 and 1926, now in the public domain.


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Einarr Skúlason fue un sacerdote y escaldo de Islandia.[1] Einarr era el más prominente poeta nórdico del siglo XII, era uno de los que proclamaban ser descendendientes de Egill Skallagrímsson, del aett Myrmannaætta. Pasó la mayor parte de su vida en Noruega, al servicio de los reyes Sigurd el Cruzado, Harald Gille y los hijos de este último, sobre todo Eysteinn Haraldsson, de quien llegó a ser stallari (mariscal del rey). Tras la muerte de Eysteinn (1157) compuso el poema Elfarvísur para Gregorius Dagsson, dedicado a su victoria sobre Haakon Herdebrei en Göta älv.



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