Kennings — Bjarni gullbrárskáld Hallbjarnarson Kálfsflokkr
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BjHall Kálffl 1I
vápndjarfr arfi Haralds
‘the weapon-bold heir of Haraldr’ = Óláfr
the weapon-bold heir of Haraldr → ÓláfrÓláfr II inn helgi Haraldsson (r. c. 1015-1030)
1.2. heir of Haraldr inn grenski -
BjHall Kálffl 1I
sóti Gríðar
‘the steed of Gríðr’ = WOLF
the steed of Gríðr → WOLFwolf
1.1. horse of the giantess, troll-woman (A3) -
BjHall Kálffl 1I
fundr flettugrjóts ok spjóta
‘the meeting of split stone and of spears’ = BATTLE
the meeting of split stone and of spears. → BATTLEbattle
3.1. meeting of weapons -
BjHall Kálffl 3I
vígmóðr bróðir Haralds
‘the battle-weary brother of Haraldr’ = Óláfr
the battle-weary brother of Haraldr → ÓláfrÓláfr II inn helgi Haraldsson (r. c. 1015-1030)
1.3. brother of Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson -
BjHall Kálffl 4I
dróttinn Engla
‘the lord of the English’ = Knútr
the lord of the English → KnútrKnútr inn ríki Sveinsson (r. 1014-1035)
3. lord of the English -
BjHall Kálffl 4I
ógnrakkr niðr jarls
‘battle-bold descendant of a jarl’ = Kálfr
battle-bold descendant of a jarl; → KálfrKálfr Árnason
1. descendant of the jarl -
BjHall Kálffl 4I
gramr Lundúna
‘the lord of London’ = Knútr
The lord of London → KnútrKnútr inn ríki Sveinsson (r. 1014-1035)
2. lord of England -
BjHall Kálffl 7I
bróðirsonr Haralds
‘the son of Haraldr’s brother’ = Magnús
the son of Haraldr’s brother → MagnúsMagnús I inn góði Óláfsson (r. 1035-47)
1.2. nephew of Haraldr harðráði Sigurðarson -
BjHall Kálffl 7I
hlýri Þorbergs
‘brother of Þorbergr’ = Kálfr
brother of Þorbergr; → KálfrKálfr Árnason
2. brother of Þorbergr Árnason -
BjHall Kálffl 7I
arfi Ôleifs
‘Óláfr’s heir’ = Magnús
Óláfr’s heir; → MagnúsMagnús I inn góði Óláfsson (r. 1035-47)
1.3. heir of Óláfr Haraldsson -
BjHall Kálffl 8I
mágr Finns
‘the son-in-law of Finnr’ = Þorfinnr Sigurðarson
the son-in-law of Finnr → Þorfinnr SigurðarsonÞorfinnr Sigurðarson
1.4. relative of Finnr Árnason -
BjHall Kálffl 8I
óðfúss sonr Brúsa
‘of the ragingly eager son of Brúsi’ = Rǫgnvaldr
the ragingly eager son of Brúsi → RǫgnvaldrRǫgnvaldr Brúsason (c. 1010/11-1046)
1.1. son of Brúsi Sigurðarson