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Definition of Skalds

skald
Scald Scald (sk[a^]ld or sk[add]ld; 277), n. [Icel. sk[=a]ld.] One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes. [Written also skald.] A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. --Sir W. Scott.
Skald
Skald Skald, n. See 5th Scald.

Meaning of Skalds from wikipedia

- skald from whom verses survive is Bragi Boddason, known as Bragi the Old, a Norwegian skald of the first half of the 9th century. Most known skalds were...
- (2016) Skald (2018) Kvitravn (2021) KvitravnFirst Flight of the White Raven (live album, 2022) Birna (2025) Neopagan music Heilung Danheim SKÁLD "Wardruna...
- Skáld (stylised as SKÁLD) is a French Nordic folk group formed in 2018. Their songs bear a heavy Norse influence, making use of traditional instruments...
- III, Holy Roman Emperor. The Old Norse catalogue of skalds known as Skáldatal lists eight skalds who were active at Cnut's court. Four of them, namely...
- Two 10th-century skalds call Loki "son of Fárbauti", using, however, the poetic word mögr for 'son' rather than the usual sonr. The skald Úlfr Uggason is...
- List of Scandinavian skalds. Aðils konungr (Aðils) Alrekr konungr (Alrekr) Angantýr Arngrímsson (Angantýr) Angantýr Heiðreksson (AngH) Arnfinnr's daughter...
- written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds. Scholars have commented on the obscurity of the figure's name and have...
- portrayal of Thor's fishing expedition. List of skalds "Bragi Boddason the Old", in: Lee M. Hollander, The Skalds: A Selection of Their Poems, With Introductions...
- 2001, p. 23. Hollander 1947, p. 39. Hollander, Lee M. (1947) [1945]. The Skalds: A Selection of Their Poems, With Introductions and Notes (for the American-Scandinavian...
- scop is the Old English counterpart of the Old Norse skald, with the important difference that "skald" was applied to historical persons, and scop is used...