Þorvaldr veili
Þorvaldr (inn) veili ("the Ailing") was an Icelandic skald who lived in the last part of the 10th century. According especially to Snorri Sturluson's Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar, he had composed defamatory verses (níð) about Þangbrandr, a missionary sent to Iceland by Óláfr Tryggvason. When Þangbrandr arrived in his area, in Grímsnes, Þorvaldr gathered a troop to slay him and his companion Guðleifr Arason.
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Þorvaldr veili
- Born
- 950
- Died
- 999
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Occupation
- poet
- Languages
- Icelandic
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Þorvaldr (inn) veili ("the Ailing") was an Icelandic skald who lived in the last part of the 10th century. According especially to Snorri Sturluson's Ólafs saga Tryggvasonar, he had composed defamatory verses (níð) about Þangbrandr, a missionary sent to Iceland by Óláfr Tryggvason. When Þangbrandr arrived in his area, in Grímsnes, Þorvaldr gathered a troop to slay him and his companion Guðleifr Arason.
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Born in 950, died in 999.
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- 1.So did another skald, Vetrliði Sumarliðason.
- 2.Dasent, George Webbe (trans.). The Story of Burnt Njal. Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1861.
- 3.Sayers, William. Onomastic Paronomasia in Old Norse: Technique, Context, and Parallels. Tijdschrift voor Skandinavistiek. 2006 (27).
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