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Skaldic poetry (Icelandic: dróttkvæði, "court poetry") is Old Norse poetry composed by known skalds, as opposed to the anonymous Eddaic poetry. The most prevalent metre is dróttkvætt. The subject is usually historical and eulogic, detailing the deeds of the skald's king. The skaldic poems have the following characteristics.
Skaldic poems Most of the skaldic poetry we have are poems composed to individual kings by their court poets. They typically have historical content, relating battles and other deeds from the king's carrier. Examples: A few surviving skaldic poems have mythological content. To this could be added two poems relating the death of a king and his reception in Valhalla. And some other were composed as circumstance pieces, such as those by Egill Skallagrímsson | ||||||||
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