Hallar-Steinn

Hallar-Steinn

Hallar-Steinn was an Icelandic poet active around the year 1200. He is best-known for the poem "Rekstefja", preserved in Bergsbók and "Óláfs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta". A few other disjoint verses by him are also known, quoted in "Skáldskaparmál", "Laufás-Edda" and the Third Grammatical Treatise.

"Rekstefja" traces the career of King Óláfr Tryggvason from his upbringing in Russia to his fall at Svöldr. It consists of 35 "dróttkvætt" verses. The poem's name derives from its refrain (Old Norse "stef") which consists of three lines divided between three contiguous verses. [Hoops 2003:70.] The poem proclaims itself to be the third "drápa" on Óláfr Tryggvason, referring to two earlier ones by Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld and the unknown Bjarni. The poem is technically accomplished and makes use of complex combinations of kennings. It is influenced by the works of Arnórr jarlaskáld and Einarr Skúlason and has many similarities with "Óláfsdrápa Tryggvasonar", preserved in the same manuscript. [Vries 1999:42-4.]

No biographical information on Hallar-Steinn has come down to us. His name may be derived from the farm-name Höll in Þverárhlíð in Borgarfjörður. [Ross 2000:105.] He was identified by some early commentators with the 11th century court poet Steinn Herdísarson but this is rejected by modern scholars.

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References

* Eysteinn Björnsson (2002). "Index of Old Norse/Icelandic Skaldic Poetry". Published online at: http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/skindex/skindex.html See in particular "Hallar-Steinn" at http://www.hi.is/~eybjorn/ugm/skindex/hst.html using several different editions.
* Hoops, Johannes (2003). "Reallexikon der germanischen Altertumskunde: Band 22". Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-017351-4
* Ross, Margaret Clunies (2000). "Old Icelandic Literature and Society." Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-63112-2
* Vries, Jan de (1999). "Altnordische Literaturgeschichte: 3. Auflage. Mit einem Vorwort von Stefanie Wurth". Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 3-11-016330-6


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