Hollander, Lee M. Observations on Skaldic Rime Usage

• Author: Hollander, Lee M.
• Title: Observations on Skaldic Rime Usage with Special Reference to the dunhent and liðhent Varieties of dróttkvætt
• Published in: Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 61/4
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• Year: 1946
• Pages: 891-909
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• Reference: Hollander, Lee M. "Observations on Skaldic Rime Usage with Special Reference to the dunhent and liðhent Varieties of dróttkvætt." Publications of the Modern Language Association of America 61/4 (1946): 891-909.

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In Háttatal, Snorri Sturluson mentions dunhent and liðhent varieties of dróttkvætt. An extensive study of extant dróttkvætt verse establishes that these and related patterns had a greater incidence than Snorri recognised and later scholars realised.

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