[All]: The ll. share the metre and seafaring theme of st. 2 which, on the evidence of Óláfr hvítaskáld (see Context to st. 2), belongs to the exordium of the poem. The two couplets answer well to the detail of the Mork anecdote about Arnórr’s recitation before Magnús and Haraldr (see Introduction above). The assignment of the two couplets to this poem is further discussed in Cawley 1926-7 and Edwards 1979, 40-1.
References
- Bibliography
- Edwards, Diana C. 1979. ‘The Poetry of Arnórr jarlaskáld: An Edition and Study’. D. Phil thesis. Oxford.
- Cawley, F. S. 1926-7. ‘A Note on Two Fragments of Arnórr Jarlaskáld’. SS 9, 13-17.
- Internal references
- (forthcoming), ‘ Unattributed, Morkinskinna’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, p. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=87> (accessed 26 May 2024)