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Sigvatr Þórðarson

Sigvatr Þórðarson was a Norwegian poet, writer and skald (995–1045). He was born in Iceland.

Also recorded as Sigvatr Thórdarson · Sigvatr Thordarson · Sighvat Thórdarson

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Christian Krohg: Illustration for Olav den helliges saga, Heimskringla 1899-edition. nn: «Kong Olav gjev Sigvat skald eit sverd.»

Christian Krohg · Book: Snorre Sturluson: Heimskringla, J.M. Stenersen Co, 1899. · Public domain

Biography

The authorities additionally record the headings Sigvatr Thórdarson, Sigvatr Thordarson and Sighvat Thórdarson. His recorded language was Norwegian. His recorded confession was Christianity.

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  1. 995

    Sigvatr Þórðarson born at Iceland.

  2. 1045

    Sigvatr Þórðarson died.

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  • Iceland
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Sigvatr Þórðarson, le « poète-diplomate »: les scaldes comme messagers, intermédiaires et négociateurs dans la Scandinavie médiévale, Poésie et politique dans les mondes nordiques et normands médiévaux (IXe-XIIIe siècle), 2024. ‘Drjúg varð á því doegri konungs furða.’ Remarques sur la strophe de Sigvatr Þórðarson au sujet de l’éclipse solaire lors de la bataille de Stiklestad, Hvanndalir – Beiträge zur europäischen Altertumskunde und mediävistischen Literaturwissenschaft, 2018.

  • Toponyms in Two Poems by Sigvatr Þórðarson (Víkingarvísur and Austrfararvísur), GRAPHOSPHAERA Writing and Written Practices, 2025

  • Skaldic Poetry across Borders

  • Sigvatr Þórðarson’s Austrfararvísur, Lea, 2023

A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

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