The Formation of an Old Norse Skaldic School Canon in the Early Thirteenth Century

Wellendorf, Jonas (2017) The Formation of an Old Norse Skaldic School Canon in the Early Thirteenth Century. Interfaces: A Journal of Medieval European Literatures, 4. pp. 125-143. ISSN 2421-5503

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Abstract

[EN] The academicization of the skaldic art in the twelfth century led to the production of model verses illustrating various meters and variations in the highly formalized poetic imagery, and, later, to skaldic treatises laying out the rules of the art form. In the following it will be argued that it also led to the formation of a clearly demarcated school canon of exemplary skalds. Skáldskaparmál is the text that gives us the clearest picture of the school canon of skalds that emerged in the early thirteenth century. By counting the number of times individual skalds were cited as well as the number of their lines that were cited, this article identifies the höfuðskáld (chief poets) of the school canon.

Tipologia del documento:	Articolo in rivista
Parole chiave:	poetry; canon; skalds
Soggetto:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D111 Medieval History P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0441 Literary History
Depositato il:	21 Ago 2026 21:40
Ultima modifica:	22 Ago 2026 14:26
URI:	https://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/7968

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