Þórarinn loftunga (Þloft)
11th century; volume 1; ed. Matthew Townend;
1. Hǫfuðlausn (Hfl) - 1
2. Tøgdrápa (Tøgdr) - 8
3. Glælognskviða (Glækv) - 10
Few biographical facts are known about Þórarinn loftunga ‘Praise-tongue’ (Þloft). In introducing Þórarinn’s service to King Knútr inn ríki Sveinsson (Cnut the Great), Snorri Sturluson (ÍF 27, 307; cf. ÓH 1941, I, 473) records in general terms that he was an Icelander and a great poet (skáld mikit) who had spent a great deal of time with kings and other chieftains. Knýtl (ÍF 35, 124) gives a similar portrait, and adds that Þórarinn was gamall ‘old’ when he first came to Knútr. However, all of Þórarinn’s extant poetry derives from his service to Knútr and his son Sveinn, and these are the only monarchs for whom Þórarinn is recorded as a poet in Skáldatal (SnE 1848-87, III, 258, 267). Þorm Lv 10/1-2 also refers to Knútr rewarding Þórarinn with gold over a long period (for the anecdote in which it is quoted see ÓHLeg 1982, 124-8; ÓH 1941, II, 799-804), and his pre-Knútr career must remain hypothetical. Parts of three poems are preserved: Hǫfuðlausn (Hfl) and Tøgdrápa (Tøgdr) for Knútr, and Glælognskviða (Glækv) for Sveinn, probably composed in this order, and between c. 1027 and 1034; for circumstances of composition and preservation see individual Introductions below. The evidence of the poems suggests that Þórarinn entered Knútr’s service in either England or Denmark, accompanied him on his journey to Norway in 1028, and after 1030 remained at Sveinn’s court in Norway at least until c. 1032. For previous discussions of Þórarinn’s career see LH I, 601-3, Malcolm (1993), and Townend (2005, 256-7).
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Tøgdrápa —
Þloft TøgdrI
Matthew Townend 2012, ‘ Þórarinn loftunga, Tøgdrápa’ 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. 851. <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=1454> (accessed 16 May 2022)
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in texts: Flat, Fsk, Hkr, Knýtl, ÓH, ÓHHkr, ÓHLeg, Skm, SnE
SkP info: I, 851
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NN = Kock, Ernst Albin. 1923-44. … ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Turville-Petre, Gabriel. 1976. Scaldic P… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Hofmann, Dietrich. 1955. Nordisch-englis… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
SnE 2007 = Snorri Sturluso… ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
AM 20 d fol ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
AM 35 fol ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
AM 38 fol ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
AM 301 4° ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
AM 303 4° ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Holm papp 41 4° ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
NKS 873 4° ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Traj 1374 ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Snorra Edda ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Heimskringla ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Knýtlinga saga ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Óláfs saga helga (Legendary) ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Óláfs saga helga ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Fagrskinna ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Óláfs saga helga (in Heimskringla) ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Bragi, Troll ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Sigv, Knútdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft Glækv 1, n. 3 (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft Hfl 1, n. All (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft Tøgdr 3, n. 2 (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft Tøgdr 6, n. 4 (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft Tøgdr 7, n. All (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ HSt, Rst (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Sigv, Knútdr (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Glækv (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Hfl (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þórarinn loftunga (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ 4.3. Skaldic metres (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ 2. [Continued...] (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ 2. Fagrskinna (Fsk) (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ 9. The Legendary Saga of S. Óláfr / Helgisaga Óláfs konungs Haraldssonar (ÓHLeg) (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ 13. The Separate Saga of S. Óláfr / Óláfs saga helga in sérstaka (ÓH) (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ 5.1. Metres (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ 1. Sigla for Skaldic Poems and Stanzas (SkP 1)
Sigvatr Þórðarson ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Snorri Sturluson ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Þórarinn loftunga ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
SnSt Ht 68 ∙ is referred to in ∙ Þloft, Tøgdr (SkP 1)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ SnSt Ht 68, n. All (SkP 3)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ RvHbreiðm Hl 69, n. All (SkP 3)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ Hallv Knútdr 8, n. All (SkP 3)
Þloft, Tøgdr ∙ is referred to in ∙ 1. Sigla for Skaldic Poems and Stanzas (SkP 3) |
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