Wood, Cecil. Skúli Þórsteinsson - Revision history

Andri at 08:01, 3 August 2016

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			Í greininni er sjónum beint að dróttkvæðum Skúla Þorsteinssonar. Litið er á helmingana sem finnast í Snorra Eddu og Svölðrardrápu og boðið upp á túlkun sem víkur bæði frá túlkun Sigurðar Nordal og Kock. Wood nefnir einnig að Kveldúlfur hafi mögulega verið forfaðir Skúla.

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	* ''Written by:'' Felix Lummer		* ''Written by:'' Felix Lummer
	* ''Icelandic~~/English~~ translation:''		* ''Icelandic translation:'' Andri M. Kristjánsson

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Jón Karl Helgason: /* References */

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	[[Egla,_90\|Chapter 90]]: '''~~Skuli~~ var mestur:''' “The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings" (p. 176).		[[Egla,_90\|Chapter 90]]: '''Skúli var mestur:''' “The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings" (p. 176).

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Jón Karl Helgason at 11:45, 5 February 2016

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	The article’s focuses on the scaldic verses Skúli ~~himself~~ produced. The "helmingar" that survive in ''Snorra Edda'' and ''Svǫlðrardrápa'' are examined and alternative readings to what both Finnur Jónsson and Kock suggested are offered. Wood also makes a note of the fact that the family of which Skúli descends is said to have ~~Kveldúlfr~~ as progenitor.		The article’s focuses on the scaldic verses Skúli Þorsteinsson produced. The "helmingar" that survive in ''Snorra Edda'' and ''Svǫlðrardrápa'' are examined and alternative readings to what both Finnur Jónsson and Kock suggested are offered. Wood also makes a note of the fact that the family of which Skúli descends is said to have Kveldulf as progenitor.

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	[[Egla,~~_87~~\|Chapter 87]]: '''~~hinn mesti vin~~:''' “The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings" (p. 176).		[[Egla,_90\|Chapter 90]]: '''Skuli var mestur:''' “The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings" (p. 176).

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Jón Karl Helgason at 11:38, 5 February 2016

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	The article’s ~~focus lies mostly~~ on the ~~literal sources~~ Skúli himself produced. ~~Therefore, the~~ helmingar that ~~survived~~ in ''Snorra Edda'' and ''Svǫlðrardrápa'' are examined and alternative readings to what both Finnur Jónsson and Kock suggested are offered~~, where kennings or stanza meanings are uncertain~~. ~~Besides the ''Svǫlðrardrápa'', there are references of Skúli’s poetic work used by Snorri. The two works in question are the explanation of ''Hǫlga haugþak'' as~~ a ~~''kenning'' for gold as well as the attribution~~ of the ~~''heiti árflognir'' to ravens. Besides the literal evidence of Skúli’s skaldic capabilities, there is further information about his persona. He states~~ that the ~~''ætt''~~ of which Skúli descends is said to have Kveldúlfr as progenitor. Furthermore, Skúli was bestowed with the position of a jarl, thus also having military duties, which can be seen in his participation in the battle of Svolder, all in all granting him a good amount of reputation. Wood, therefore, raises the question why Skúli, who made a “perfect saga hero” (p. 188), was almost forgotten.		The article’s focuses on the scaldic verses Skúli himself produced. The "helmingar" that survive in ''Snorra Edda'' and ''Svǫlðrardrápa'' are examined and alternative readings to what both Finnur Jónsson and Kock suggested are offered. Wood also makes a note of the fact that the family of which Skúli descends is said to have Kveldúlfr as progenitor.

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	[[Egla,_87\|Chapter 87]]: '''~~...~~hinn mesti vin~~. Hann bjó...~~:''' "“The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings." (p. 176)		[[Egla,_87\|Chapter 87]]: '''hinn mesti vin:''' “The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings" (p. 176).

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	* ''Written by:''		* ''Written by:'' Felix Lummer
	* ''Icelandic/English translation:''		* ''Icelandic/English translation:''

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	[[Egla,_87\|Chapter 87]]: '''~~Skúli var mestr; hann~~ bjó ~~at Borg eptir dag Þorsteins~~:''' "“The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings." (p. 176)		[[Egla,_87\|Chapter 87]]: '''...hinn mesti vin. Hann bjó...:''' "“The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings." (p. 176)

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	==Annotation==		==Annotation==

			The article’s focus lies mostly on the literal sources Skúli himself produced. Therefore, the helmingar that survived in ''Snorra Edda'' and ''Svǫlðrardrápa'' are examined and alternative readings to what both Finnur Jónsson and Kock suggested are offered, where kennings or stanza meanings are uncertain. Besides the ''Svǫlðrardrápa'', there are references of Skúli’s poetic work used by Snorri. The two works in question are the explanation of ''Hǫlga haugþak'' as a ''kenning'' for gold as well as the attribution of the ''heiti árflognir'' to ravens. Besides the literal evidence of Skúli’s skaldic capabilities, there is further information about his persona. He states that the ''ætt'' of which Skúli descends is said to have Kveldúlfr as progenitor. Furthermore, Skúli was bestowed with the position of a jarl, thus also having military duties, which can be seen in his participation in the battle of Svolder, all in all granting him a good amount of reputation. Wood, therefore, raises the question why Skúli, who made a “perfect saga hero” (p. 188), was almost forgotten.
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	==References==		==References==

			[[Egla,_87\|Chapter 87]]: '''Skúli var mestr; hann bjó at Borg eptir dag Þorsteins:''' "“The Egilssaga ends with the statement that Skuli was the best of the sons of Thorstein at Borg, but it gives no account of why this should be true. […] The most enduring part of him is his seven dróttkvætt and helmings." (p. 176)

	==Links==		==Links==

Jón Karl Helgason at 21:02, 4 March 2012

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	* '''Author''':		* '''Author''': Wood, Cecil
	* '''Title''':		* '''Title''': Skúli Þórsteinsson
	* '''Published in''':		* '''Published in''': ''Scandinavian Studies'' 36
	* '''~~Place, Publisher~~'~~'':~~		* '''Year''': 1964
	* '''Year''':		* '''Pages''': 175-88
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	* '''Reference''': ''~~MLA~~''		* '''Reference''': Wood, Cecil. "Skúli Þórsteinsson." ''Scandinavian Studies'' 36 (1964): 175-88.
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