Bǫlverkr Arnórsson — BǫlvII
skaldsVol. 2, 286-93 — — ed. Kari Ellen Gade
Poetry
Drápa about Haraldr harðráði8
Biography
Kari Ellen Gade 2009, ‘(Biography of) Bǫlverkr Arnórsson’ 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. 286-93.
Nothing is known about Bǫlverkr except that, according to
Fsk (
ÍF 29, 245) and
Skáldatal (
SnE 1848-87,
III, 254, 262, 275), he was the brother of the skald
Þjóðólfr Arnórsson (ÞjóðA). See also Finnur Jónsson in
SnE 1848-87,
III, 590-1.
References
- Bibliography
- SnE 1848-87 = Snorri Sturluson. 1848-87. Edda Snorra Sturlusonar: Edda Snorronis Sturlaei. Ed. Jón Sigurðsson et al. 3 vols. Copenhagen: Legatum Arnamagnaeanum. Rpt. Osnabrück: Zeller, 1966.
- ÍF 29 = Ágrip af Nóregskonunga sǫgum; Fagrskinna—Nóregs konungatal. Ed. Bjarni Einarsson. 1985.
- Internal references
- (forthcoming), ‘ Unattributed, Fagrskinna’ 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. . <https://skaldic.org/m.php?p=text&i=56> (accessed 19 March 2024)
- Diana Whaley 2009, ‘(Biography of) Þjóðólfr Arnórsson’ 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. 57-176.
- Not published: do not cite ()
other information
Bǫlverkr Arnórsson (Bǫlv)
11th century
Skj AI, 385-7; BI, 355-7
volume 2
main editor: Kari Ellen Gade