Wood, Cecil. Skúli Þórsteinsson

• Author: Wood, Cecil
• Title: Skúli Þórsteinsson
• Published in: Scandinavian Studies 36
• Year: 1964
• Pages: 175-88
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• Reference: Wood, Cecil. "Skúli Þórsteinsson." Scandinavian Studies 36 (1964): 175-88.

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Annotation

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.

Lýsing

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.

References

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).

Links

• Written by: Felix Lummer
• Icelandic translation: Andri M. Kristjánsson