Arinbjarnarkviða

Arinbjarnarkviða

"Arinbjarnarkviða" is a skaldic poem by Egill Skalla-Grímsson in praise of his friend Arinbjörn. The poem is preserved in manuscripts of "Egils saga". Some lines are lost while others may be corrupted. The metre is "kviðuháttr".

References

* [http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/skindex/egar.html Two editions of the original]
* [http://www.northvegr.org/lore/egils_saga/082.php An English translation]


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