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Olvir Hnufa or Ölvir
hnúfa was a
Norwegian commander in a clan and poet of the late
ninth and
early tenth centuries,
known from,
among other sources, Egil's...
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incurring his wrath. A
compromise was
mediated by
Olvir Hnufa (Ölvir
hnúfa or "Olvir Hump"), Kveldulf's brother-in-law and Harald's
court poet:...
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longboats during the
summer with a band of men and his
maternal uncles Olvir Hnufa (Hump) and
Eyvind Lamb. He
spent winters at home with his father, and summers...
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comes from the word
hnúfa,
which either means hump, but it's also a
byname alternately meaning "snub" or snub-nosed. The word "'
hnufa' also
refers to a...
- thus the brother-in-law of the
Viking Eyvind Lambi and the
skald Olvir Hnufa.
Kveldulf and
Salbjorg had two sons,
Thorolf and Grim (who was
better known...
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famous poet
Egill Skallagrímsson.
Eyvind also had a
brother named Olvir Hnufa, who
became a
famous skald at the
court of King
Harald I of Norway. Like...
- He is
mentioned in
Egils saga in
connection with the
famous skald Olvir Hnufa, the
eponymous Egill's great-uncle. At a
thing in Gaular,
Olvir fell in...
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Olvir may
refer to:
Olvir Hnufa - a 9th and 10th
century Norwegian hersir and skald.
Olvir Rosta - a
character from the
Orkneyinga saga. This disambiguation...
- She was the
daughter of Berle-Kari and
sister of
Eyvind Lambi and
Olvir Hnufa. Salbjörg is
mentioned in Egil's saga,
which says that she
married Kveldulf...
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Fearless (Úlfr inn óargi).. The saga also Kari's
three offspring as:
Olvir Hnufa, who
became a
skald in the
court of
Harald I of Norway,
Eyvind Lambi, who...
