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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages
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Anonymous Poems (Anon)

Kviðuháttr verses in praise of a Norwegian ruler (TGT 3) - 0

Málaháttr verses in praise of a Christian ruler (TGT 4) - 0

Stanzas from TGT put together by FJ (1) (TGT FJ 1) - 0

Verses about a battle (?Stiklarstaðir) (TGT 1) - 0

Verses about a woman (TGT 2) - 0

I. Flokkr about Sveinn Álfífuson (Sveinfl) - 1

I. Oddmjór (Oddm) - 1

I. 1. Eiríksmál (Eirm) - 9

I. 2. Liðsmannaflokkr (Liðs) - 10

I. 3. Óláfs drápa Tryggvasonar (Óldr) - 28

I. 4. Poem about Óláfr Tryggvason (Ól) - 7

II. 1. Haraldsstikki (Harst) - 1

II. 2. Nóregs konungatal (Nkt) - 85

II. 3. Poem about Magnús lagabœtir (Mlag) - 3

III. Málsháttakvæði (Mhkv) - 30

III. Máríuflokkr (Mfl) - 2

III. Poem about the Phoenix (Phoenix) - 1

III. 1. Bjarkamál in fornu (Bjark) - 7

III. 1. Bjúgar vísur (Bjúgvís) - 1

III. 1. Gnóðar-Ásmundar drápa (GnóðÁsm) - 1

III. 1. Nikulásdrápa (Nikdr) - 3

III. 2. Gátur (Gát) - 4

III. 2. Hafliðamál (Hafl) - 1

III. 2. Morginsól (Morg) - 1

III. 3. Kúgadrápa (Kúgdr) - 1

III. 3. Stríðkeravísur (Stríðk) - 1

IV. Bárðardrápa (Bárðdr) - 1

IV. Hafgerðingadrápa (Hafg) - 2

IV. ​Stanzas possibly attributable to Snorri Sturluson (SnSt) - 2

V. Darraðarljóð (Darr) - 11

V. Grettisfærsla (Grf) - 1

VII. Allra postula minnisvísur (Alpost) - 13

VII. Andréasdrápa (Andr) - 4

VII. Brúðkaupsvísur (Brúðv) - 33

VII. Drápa af Máríugrát (Mgr) - 52

VII. Gyðingsvísur (Gyð) - 10

VII. Heilagra manna drápa (Heil) - 26

VII. Heilagra meyja drápa (Mey) - 60

VII. Heilags anda drápa (Heildr) - 18

VII. Hugsvinnsmál (Hsv) - 151

VII. Lausavísa on Lawgiving (Law) - 1

VII. Leiðarvísan (Leið) - 45

VII. Lilja (Lil) - 100

VII. Líknarbraut (Líkn) - 52

VII. Máríudrápa (Mdr) - 43

VII. Máríuvísur I (Mv I) - 29

VII. Máríuvísur II (Mv II) - 24

VII. Máríuvísur III (Mv III) - 30

VII. Pétrsdrápa (Pét) - 54

VII. Plácitusdrápa (Pl) - 59

VII. Sólarljóð (Sól) - 83

VII. Stanzas Addressed to Fellow Ecclesiastics (Eccl) - 2

VII. Vitnisvísur af Máríu (Vitn) - 26

VIII. Krákumál (Krm) - 29

VIII. Sǫrlastikki (Sǫrl) - 1

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Lausavísa on Lawgiving — Anon LawVII

Jonathan Grove 2007, ‘(Introduction to) Anonymous, Lausavísa on Lawgiving’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 965-6.

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SkP info: VII, 965-6

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1 Vol. 7. Anonymous Poems, Lausavísa on Lawgiving, 1 [Vol. 7, 966] — Anon Law 1VII

The following text is from a superseded edition and is not the work of the editor(s) named on this page. It is included for reference only. Do not refer to this site when using this text but rather consult the original edition (Skj where relevant).

Lǫgmaðr skyldi rǫskr ok réttr,
réttligr er þat lǫgmanns stéttr,
sá mun þykkja lýðnum léttr,
er lǫgin segir, þá er hann er fréttr;
Móyses kunni lǫgmáls list,
lengi talaði við Krist;
trautt fær laganna mannfólk mist;
minn guð fái oss himna vist.

 Skj: [Anonyme digte og vers XIV]: A. 10. Løse vers 3 (norsk? - AII, 463; BII, 496); runhent; ed. JG; group: F; mss: 3260
 

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