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Hallar-Steinn (HSt)

12th century; volume 1; ed. Rolf Stavnem;

from a poem about Skáldhelgi (?) (Sk) - 0

1. Rekstefja (Rst) - 35

2. Fragment (Frag) - 1

III. Fragments (Frag) - 6

Nothing is known about this skald (HSt) except what can be deduced from his nickname, which has been identified with the farm-name Höll, in Þverárhlíð, Mýrasýsla, western Iceland (Finnur Jónsson 1907, 185), and from the poetry attributed to him. His main extant work is the drápa Rekstefja (HSt Rst), whose ambitious praise of Óláfr Tryggvason might well point to Iceland at the end of the twelfth century or somewhat later (see Skj, and Introduction to the poem below). Hallar-Steinn has been identified (e.g. by Wisén 1886-9, I, 143) with the eleventh-century poet Steinn Herdísarson (Steinn^II), but this is implausible. HSt Frag 1, of uncertain origin but probably attributable to this poet, may also commemorate Óláfr Tryggvason, while HSt Frag 2-5^III represent a love-lorn poet. These fragments are preserved only in treatises on poetics and grammar, and are therefore edited in SkP III, as are two further fragments, HSt Frag 6-7^III.

Rekstefja (‘Split-refrain’) — HSt Rst^I

Rolf Stavnem 2012, ‘(Introduction to) Hallar-Steinn, Rekstefja’ 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. 893.

stanzas: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

Skj: Hallar-Steinn: 1. Rekstefja (AI, 543-52, BI, 525-34); stanzas (if different): 3 | 4 | 5

in texts: Flat, ÓT

SkP info: I, 893

notes: incomplete; Lots of verses in ÓT

old edition introduction edition manuscripts transcriptions concordance references search files

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ ESk Geisl 71, n. 8 (SkP 7)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Gamlkan Has 11, n. 6-7 (SkP 7)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Anon, Lil (SkP 7)

Skj A = Finnur Jónsson ed.… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Skj B = Finnur Jónsson ed.… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Skald = Kock, Ernst Albin ed. 194… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

NN = Kock, Ernst Albin. 1923-44. … ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

LP = Finnur Jónsson ed. 1931. Lex… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Fidjestøl, Bjarne. 1982. Det norrøne fyr… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Hreinn Benediktsson. 1963. Phonemic Neut… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

CPB = Gudbrand Vigfusson [Guðbran… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Sievers, Eduard. 1893. Altgermanische Me… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Vries, Jan de. 1964-7. Altnordische Lite… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Wisén, Theodor ed. 1886-9. Carmina Norrœ… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Kuhn, Hans (1899). 1983. Das Dróttkvætt… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

SnE 1998 = Snorri Sturluso… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Konráð Gíslason. 1895-7. Efterladte skri… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

ÍF 25 = Ólafur Halldórsson… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Heslop, Kate. 2006a. Assembling the Olaf… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Sveinbjörn Rafnsson. 2005. Óláfs sögur T… ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Óláfs saga helga ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar by Oddr Snorrason ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Anon, Óldr ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Anon, Ól ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

ESk, Geisl ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Edáð, Banddr ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Anon, Lil ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 2, n. All (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr ErfÓl 7, n. All (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Anon Ól 7, n. All (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Anon Óldr 11, n. 6 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Anon Óldr 12, n. All (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 2, n. 5 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 3, n. 8 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 5, n. 7 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 8, n. 2 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 9, n. 8 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 11, n. 6, 7 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 12, n. All (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 14, n. 1 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 15, n. 4 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 16, n. 4 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 20, n. 3 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 22, n. 1 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 22, n. 1 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 23, n. 3 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 24, n. All (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt Rst 34, n. 5-8 (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Anon, Óldr (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Anon, Ól (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr, ErfÓl (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hfr, Óldr (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Sigv, Nesv (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Frag (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hallar-Steinn (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ 3. Sources for skaldic poetry cited in the kings’ sagas: manuscripts, facsimiles and editions (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ 2. [Continued...] (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ 4. The Greatest Saga of Óláfr Tryggvason / Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar in mesta (ÓT) (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ 5.1. Metres (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ 5.2. Poetic diction (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ 1. Sigla for Skaldic Poems and Stanzas (SkP 1)

Hfr, ErfÓl ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Hfr, Óldr ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Hókr, Eirfl ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Sigv, Knútdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

SnSt, Ht ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

ÞGísl, Búdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

ÞKolb, Eirdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

ÞjóðA, Sex ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Einarr Skúlason ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Gunnlaugr Leifsson ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Markús Skeggjason ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Óláfr Tryggvason ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Þorkell Gíslason ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

Oddr Snorrason ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

ESk Geisl 71 ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

HSt Rst 35 ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

HSt Frag 2 ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

RvHbreiðm Hl 81 ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

SnSt Ht 28 ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

SnSt Ht 35 ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Arn, Hryn (SkP 2)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ SnSt Ht 28, n. All (SkP 3)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ RvHbreiðm Hl 81, n. All (SkP 3)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Frag (SkP 3)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hallv, Knútdr (SkP 3)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ 1. Sigla for Skaldic Poems and Stanzas (SkP 3)

HSt, Rst ∙ is referred to in ∙ Leiknir Lv 1, n. All (SkP 5)

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