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Eyjólfr dáðaskáld (Edáð)

11th century; volume 1; ed. Russell Poole;

Eyjólfr dáðaskáld (Edáð) is named among the skalds of Eiríkr jarl Hákonarson of Hlaðir (Lade) in the text of Skáldatal in ms. 761aˣ (SnE 1848-87, III, 256). The U text numbers him among the skalds of Sveinn jarl Hákonarson but not Eiríkr (ibid., 266); this, however, is without corroboration from other sources and probably due to a simple error of transposition (though see Ohlmarks 1958, 145). Eyjólfr’s nickname may derive from his poetry in praise of the dáðir ‘deeds’ of Eiríkr jarl (ÍF 26, 249 n. 1), whose career spanned the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. No traces of poetry by Eyjólfr concerning any other rulers survive and nothing is otherwise known about his life or lineage.

Bandadrápa (‘Drápa of the gods’) — Edáð Banddr^I

Russell Poole 2012, ‘(Introduction to) Eyjólfr dáðaskáld, Bandadrápa’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 454.

stanzas: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Skj: Eyjólfr dáðaskáld: Bandadrápa, omkr. 1010 (AI, 200-2, BI, 190-2)

in texts: Flat, Fsk, Hkr, LaufE, ÓT, ÓTC, Skm, SnE

SkP info: I, 454

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Eyjólfr dáðaskáld (Edáð)

Bandadrápa (‘Drápa of the gods’) — Edáð BanddrI

Bandadrápa (‘Drápa of the gods’) — Edáð Banddr^I