Þjóðólfr ór Hvini
Þjóðólfr Or Hvini as Þjóðólfr hen Hvínverski was a Norwegian skald , who at the beginning of the 9th century (probably 885-920 n. Chr.) The reign of Harald Fairhair lived and as author worked.
About the person and life of Þjóðólfr only the sparse information is available that the Icelander Snorri Sturluson provided in his work on the Skaldic poetic language, the Skáldskaparmál , and in the prologue to the Heimskringla . In terms of time, he can also be assessed because his seals have parallels ( shield seal ) in the treatment of the fabric to the Skald Bragi Boddason . A mocking poem on King Harald is considered an additional clue, although its authenticity is unclear.
His literary work is significant because of the 38-stanza Ynglingatal and the 20-strophic Hauslǫng . In these poems, especially in the Hauslǫng, the sophisticated Norwegian art poetry in the courtyard of Dróttkvætt is already fully developed by the middle of the 9th century. Jan de Vries therefore suspects, using the example of Þjóðólfr and Bragi, that the origins of this form can be dated to the 8th century.
In the Ynglingatal, Þjóðólfr processed genealogical material for the history of the Ynglinger family . In the Hauslǫng he takes up material from Nordic mythology around the story of Thor and the giant Thjazi .
Works
- Ynglingatal
- House length
- Et digt om Harald hårfagre, næppe ægte (Mocking poem on Harald Fairhair )
- Lausavísur
literature
- Edith Marold : Kenningkunst. A contribution to a poetics of the poetry of the scales. In: Sources and research on the linguistic and cultural history of the Germanic peoples, New Series 80 = 204. de Gruyter, Berlin - New York 1983. ISBN 3-11-007621-7 .
- Rudolf Simek , Hermann Pálsson : Lexicon of Old Norse Literature (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 490). Kröner, Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-520-49001-3 .
- Gabriel Turville-Petre: Haraldr the Hard-Ruler and his Poets. University College London, London 1968.
- Jan de Vries: Old Norse literary history. In: Grundriss der Germanischen Philologie 15/16. De Gruyter, Berlin - New York 1999, 3rd unchanged edition in one volume with a foreword by Stefanie Würth. ISBN 3-11-016330-6 .
Web links
- Thjodolfr or Hvini texts at the Skaldic Poetry Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Þjóðólfr ór Hvini |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian skald |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 10th century |