4. Nicknames

(for full information, see Personal Names)

Aðalsteinsfóstri ‘Foster-son of Aðalsteinn’, Hákon inn góði — Sigv Berv 5/5, 8

berfœttr ‘Barelegs’, Magnús Óláfsson — Anon Nkt 43/1, 66/3

blóðøx ‘Blood-axe’, Eiríkr Haraldsson — Anon Nkt 10/3

breiðskeggi see breiðskeggr

breiðskeggr ‘Broad-beard’, Þorleifr, Norw. royal pretender (d. 1191) — Blakkr Breiðdr 1/2, 2/2

inn digri ‘the Stout’, Óláfr Haraldsson — Sigv Berv 16/3, ÞjóðA Magn 1/2, Arn Hryn 13/7, Anon Nkt 28/4, Anon (HSig) 9/2

fǫruskeifr ‘Shore-skewed’, Árni — Þstf Lv 3/2, 3/7

af Fljóðum ‘from Fløan’, Ívarr — ESk Lv 1/7

fóstri ‘Fosterer’, Þorkell Sumarliðason, a man from Orkney —  Ív Sig 2/7

inn fróði ‘the Learned’, Sæmundr Sigfússon — Anon Nkt 36/8

inn gamli ‘the Old’, Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson — Arn Þorfdr 16/8

gapamunnr ‘Gaping-mouth’, Erlendr — ESk Lv 2/4

gilli(-kristr) ‘Servant (of Christ)’, Haraldr Magnússon — Anon Nkt 55/2

glæsirófa ‘Show-tail’, Styrkárr — Ív Sig 28/4

inn góði ‘the Good’, Magnús Óláfsson — Anon Nkt 34/4

inn góði ‘the Good’, Óláfr Magnússon — Anon Nkt 46/2

gráfeldr ‘Grey-cloak’, Haraldr Gunnhildarson (Eiríksson) — Anon Nkt 16/5

inn grenski ‘the one from Grenland’, Haraldr Guðrøðarson — Anon Nkt 28/6

Gull-Haraldr ‘Gold-Haraldr’ Knútsson — Anon Nkt 16/10

hárfagri ‘Fair-hair’, Haraldr Hálfdanarson — Anon Nkt 4/4

hrísi ‘Illigitimate’, Sigurðr Haraldsson — Anon Nkt 38/2, 38/6

Hvinngestr ‘Thief-guest’, father of Þórir, the half-brother of Magnús inn góði — Mgóð Lv 1/2, Hharð Lv 3/4

kringluaugi ‘Round-eye’, Kálfr — Ív Sig 31/6

kyrri ‘the Quiet’, Óláfr Haraldsson — Anon Nkt 40/4, 42/2

kœna ‘Little-boat’, Frírekr — Þskakk Erldr 3/3

mǫrstrútr ‘Lump of Lard’, Hákon Serksson — Þstf Lv 2/8

inn prúði ‘the Proud’, Hugi, Hugh of Shrewsbury — Bkrepp Magndr 11/4

inn rauði ‘the Red’, Auðun — Rv Lv 26/4

inn ríki ‘the Mighty’, Knútr Sveinsson, Cnut the Great — Anon Nkt 29/2

Rípa-Úlfr, Úlfr of Ribe, a Dane, one of Sveinn svíðandi’s counsellors — ESk Lv 3/8

inn skakki ‘the Tilting’, Erlingr Kyrpinga-Ormsson — Anon Nkt 61/6

skalpr see skálpr

skálpr ‘Sword-sheath’, Símun Hallkelsson — ESk Eystdr 2/4

skeifr see dǫruskeifr

Steigar-Þórir, Þórir of Steig, Þórir Þórðarson — Anon (Mberf) 1/4

svarti ‘the Black’, Hálfdan Guðrøðarson — Anon Nkt 3/6

svarti ‘the Black’, Þorbjǫrn — Oddi Lv 4/4

Svína-Grímr ‘Pig-Grímr’, a Norwegian — Ív Sig 29/4

sýr(r) ‘Sow’, Sigurðr Hálfdanarson — Mgóð Lv 1/5, Hjǫrtr Lv 1/3, Anon Nkt 38/7

Torf-Einarr, ‘Turf-Einarr’ Rǫgnvaldsson, son of Rǫgnvaldr jarl of Møre, jarl of Orkney — Arn Þorfdr 25/4,

ullstrengr ‘Wool-band’, Sigurðr, Norw. chieftain — Anon (Mberf) 3/1

Vatn-Ormr ‘Water-Ormr’ Dagsson, son of Dagr Eilísson, brother of Grégóríus — Anon (Hsona) 1/2

þambarskelfir ‘Paunch-shaker’(?), Einarr Eindriðason — Hharð Lv 6/3

þúfuskítur ‘Hillock-shit’, Ingi Magnússon — Anon (Sv) 5/3

References

1. Internal references
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4. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Poems, Nóregs konungatal 3’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 763-4.
5. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Poems, Nóregs konungatal 28’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, p. 779.
6. Kari Ellen Gade (ed.) 2009, ‘Anonymous Poems, Nóregs konungatal 29’ in Kari Ellen Gade (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 2: From c. 1035 to c. 1300. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 2. Turnhout: Brepols, pp. 779-80.
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