<i>Málaháttr</i> and <i>haðarlag</i>

Kari Ellen Gade

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Vol. I. Poetry for Scandinavian Rulers 1: From Mythological Times to c. 1035 2. General Introduction 4. The metres of skaldic poetry 4.4. The metrical development of skaldic metres 4.4.3. Málaháttr and haðarlag

4.4.3. Málaháttr and haðarlag

Kari Ellen Gade 2012, ‘Málaháttr and haðarlag’ in Diana Whaley (ed.), Poetry from the Kings’ Sagas 1: From Mythical Times to c. 1035. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 1. Turnhout: Brepols, p. lxvii.

Haðarlag is a development of málaháttr Type D* with internal rhyme.

Type D*:	    
Málaháttr:
SnSt Ht 95/1^III	Mundak mildingi	‘I remembered the generous one’
Haðarlag:
Sturl Hrafn 1/1^II	Sóttu sóknhvattar	‘Sought battle-keen’.

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4.4.2. Metres that developed from fornyrðislag with changes in syllable count

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4.4.3. Málaháttr and haðarlag

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