Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson

Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson

Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson was an Icelandic skald, active around the year 1000. He was the son of Víga-Glúmr, the protagonist of "Víga-Glúms saga". According to various sources, Vígfúss was the court poet of Hákon Sigurðarson,but only two verses of his poetry, preserved in Fagrskinna, have come down to us.

Vígfúss has a role in several Icelanders' sagas, including "Víga-Glúms saga", "Ögmundar þáttr" and "Ljósvetninga saga". According to the kings' sagas he fought with Earl Hákon against the Jomsvikings in the Battle of Hjörungavágr.

References

* [http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/skindex/vigf.html Vígfúss Víga-Glúmsson] Extant poetry
* [http://www.snerpa.is/net/isl/dytts.htm Ögmundar þáttur dytts]
* [http://www.heimskringla.no/original/snorre/skaldatal.php Skáldatal]
* [http://www.heimskringla.no/original/heimskringla/sagaolafstryggvasonar.php Heimskringla]
* [http://www.snerpa.is/net/forn/jomsvik.htm Jómsvíkinga saga]
* [http://www.snerpa.is/net/isl/ljosvetn.htm Ljósvetninga saga]


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