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Note to stanza1. 57. Bjarni byskup Kolbeinsson, Jómsvíkingadrápa, 1 [Vol. 1, 959] [All]: The poet humorously inverts the conventional call for a hearing which opens many skaldic praise-poems (e.g. Eskál Vell 1; cf. Wood 1960a), calling for no-one’s attention, and anticipating that no-one will listen to his composition (though st. 5/7 envisages an audience). The subject of glorious martial deeds is paradigmatic but this, too, is shortly to be undercut by the abrupt change of subject to the poet’s disappointment in love (sts 2, 3, 6, and the stef). referencesWood, Cecil. 1960a. The Skald’s Bid for … ∙ is referred to in ∙ Bjbp Jóms 1, n. All (SkP 1) Eskál Vell 1 ∙ is referred to in ∙ Bjbp Jóms 1, n. All (SkP 1) |
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