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Þórsdrápa and Skald

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Difference between Þórsdrápa and Skald

Þórsdrápa vs. Skald

Þórsðrápa (Old Norse: "Lay of Thor") is a skaldic poem by Eilífr Goðrúnarson, a poet in the service of Jarl Hákon Sigurðarson. The term skald, or skáld (Old Norse:, later;, meaning "poet"), is generally used for poets who composed at the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age and Middle Ages.

Similarities between Þórsdrápa and Skald

Þórsdrápa and Skald have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Eilífr Goðrúnarson, Haakon Sigurdsson, Kenning, Old Norse, Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson, Thor.

Eilífr Goðrúnarson

Eilífr Goðrúnarson was a late 10th-century skald, considered to be the author of the poem Þórsdrápa.

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Haakon Sigurdsson

Haakon Sigurdarson (Haakon Jarl) (Hákon Sigurðarson, Håkon Sigurdsson) (c. 937 – 995) was the de facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995.

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Kenning

A kenning (Old Norse pronunciation:, Modern Icelandic pronunciation) is a type of circumlocution, in the form of a compound that employs figurative language in place of a more concrete single-word noun.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Prose Edda

The Prose Edda, also known as the Younger Edda, Snorri's Edda (Snorra Edda) or, historically, simply as Edda, is an Old Norse work of literature written in Iceland in the early 13th century.

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Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.

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Thor

In Norse mythology, Thor (from Þórr) is the hammer-wielding god of thunder, lightning, storms, oak trees, strength, the protection of mankind, in addition to hallowing, and fertility.

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Þórsdrápa and Skald Comparison

Þórsdrápa has 20 relations, while Skald has 91. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 6.31% = 7 / (20 + 91).

References

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