3. Nicknames

Nicknames are capitalised when they stand alone in the Text, unaccompanied by a forename. Several of the individuals listed below are also listed under Mythical, Biblical and Legendary Names.

Bjálki ‘Squirrel’ (?), Álfr, ruler of Bjálkaland — Ǫrv 138/5

blesi ‘Blaze’, Gunnólfr — Gautr 17/4

bogsveigir ‘Bow-bender’, Án — Án 4/4

Dalakappi ‘Dale champion’, Ali Uppdalakappi — Ket 15/2

Eyþjófsbani ‘Eyþjófr’s killer’, Ǫgmundr — Ǫrv 49/8, 131/2

Glámr ‘Gleam’, Þórðr Stafngláma ‘Prow-gleam’ — Ǫrv 115/7

hjǫrtr ‘Hart’, Þóra, first wife of Ragnarr loðbrók — Ragn 4/2, 5/2

Hringr ‘Ring’, Sigurðr, king of the Swedes — Ǫrv 133/5

Húnakappi ‘Champion of the Huns’, Hildibrandr — Ásm 10/3

Hœngr ‘[Male] Salmon’, Ketill — Ket 1/1, 5/1, 7/1, 35/7, 41/1

inn egðska ‘from Agder’, Haraldr — Gautr 10/2

inn frœkni ‘the Brave’, Alrekr — Heiðr 87/7

inn hugdjarfi ‘the Bold-hearted’, Gǫngu-Hrólfr — GHr 1/3

inn hugumstóri ‘the Great-minded’, Hjálmarr — Ǫrv 53/6, 103/6, 105/2

inn prúði ‘the Courageous’, Dagr — Hálf 64/4

inn rammi ‘the Strong’, Rauðr, son of Úlfr inn rauði — Hálf 42/7

inn skygni ‘the Sharp-sighted’, King Óláfr of Närke — Gautr 30/2

inn starfsami ‘the Industrious’, Sturlaugr — StSt 1/2, 2/6

inn svarti ‘the Black’, Áti, son of Úlfr inn rauði — Hálf 42/4

inn víðfǫrli ‘the widely-travelled’, Oddr Grímsson — Ǫrv 133/7

Innsteinn ‘Inside Steinn’, Steinn Gunnlaðarson, one of King Hálfr’s champions — Hálf 37/1

lítinn ‘the Small’, Erpr — Gautr 31/6

Loðbrók ‘Hairy-breeches’, Ragnarr — Krm 1/8, Ragn 39/4 (?)

Loðbróka (or Loðbrók, see above and Note to Ragn 39/4), mother of the sons of Ragnarr or female cult figure associated with them — Ragn 39/4 (?)

Regn ‘Rain’, punning reference to Reginn, foster-father of Hróarr and Helgi, sons of King Hálfdan — Hrólf 6/1

Útsteinn ‘Outside Steinn’, Steinn Gunnlaðarson, one of King Hálfr’s champions — Hálf 26/4

Ǫrvar-Oddr ‘Arrow-Oddr’, Oddr Grímsson — Ǫrv 92/6

References

1. Internal references
2. Rory McTurk (ed.) 2017, ‘Anonymous Poems, Krákumál 1’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 717.
3. Not published: do not cite (Úlfrauð^VIII)
4. Not published: do not cite (Rloð^VIII)
5. Beatrice La Farge (ed.) 2017, ‘Áns saga bogsveigis 4 (Án bogsveigir, Lausavísur 4)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 11.
6. Peter Jorgensen (ed.) 2017, ‘Ásmundar saga kappabana 10 (Ásmundr kappabana, Lausavísur 4)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 23.
7. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Gǫngu-Hrólfs saga 1 (Hreggviðr konungr, Lausavísur 1)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 299.
8. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Gautreks saga 17 (Starkaðr gamli Stórvirksson, Víkarsbálkr 9)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 263.
9. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Gautreks saga 30 (Starkaðr gamli Stórvirksson, Víkarsbálkr 22)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 274.
10. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Gautreks saga 31 (Starkaðr gamli Stórvirksson, Víkarsbálkr 23)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 275.
11. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Gautreks saga 10 (Starkaðr gamli Stórvirksson, Víkarsbálkr 2)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 256.
12. Hubert Seelow (ed.) 2017, ‘Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka 26 (Innsteinn Gunnlaðarson, Innsteinskviða 7)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 325.
13. Hubert Seelow (ed.) 2017, ‘Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka 37 (Innsteinn Gunnlaðarson, Innsteinskviða 17)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 333.
14. Hubert Seelow (ed.) 2017, ‘Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka 42 (Úlfr inn rauði, Útsteinskviða 2)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 338.
15. Hubert Seelow (ed.) 2017, ‘Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka 64 (Hrókr inn svarti, Hrókskviða 14)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 355.
16. Hannah Burrows (ed.) 2017, ‘Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks 87 (Anonymous Lausavísur, Lausavísur from Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks 6)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 456.
17. †Desmond Slay (ed.) 2017, ‘Hrólfs saga kraka 6 (Reginn, Lausavísa 1)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 545.
18. Beatrice La Farge (ed.) 2017, ‘Ketils saga hœngs 1 (Brúni, Lausavísa 1)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 551.
19. Beatrice La Farge (ed.) 2017, ‘Ketils saga hœngs 15 (Ketill hœngr, Lausavísur 10)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 565.
20. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 115 (Ǫrvar-Oddr, Ævidrápa 45)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 923.
21. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 133 (Ǫrvar-Oddr, Ævidrápa 63)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 939.
22. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 138 (Ǫrvar-Oddr, Ævidrápa 68)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 944.
23. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 49 (Ǫrvar-Oddr, Lausavísur 16)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 862.
24. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 53 (Ǫrvar-Oddr, Lausavísur 20)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 867.
25. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Ǫrvar-Odds saga 92 (Ǫrvar-Oddr, Ævidrápa 22)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 905.
26. Rory McTurk (ed.) 2017, ‘Ragnars saga loðbrókar 34 (Anonymous Lausavísur, Lausavísur from Ragnars saga loðbrókar 4)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 690.
27. Rory McTurk (ed.) 2017, ‘Ragnars saga loðbrókar 39 (Anonymous Lausavísur, Lausavísur from Ragnars saga loðbrókar 9)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 701.
28. Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.) 2017, ‘Sturlaugs saga starfsama 1 (Anonymous Lausavísur, Lausavísur from Sturlaugs saga starfsama 1)’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry in fornaldarsögur. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 8. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 783.