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Einarr Skúlason was an Icelandic priest and
skald. He was the most prominent Norse poet of the 12th century.
He was descended from the family of
Egill Skallagrímsson, the so called
Mýramenn. For most of his life he lived in Norway, with the kings
Sigurðr Jórsalafari,
Haraldr gilli and the sons of the latter, especially
Eysteinn Haraldsson, whose marshall he became. After Eysteinn's death (1157) he composed the poem
Elfarvísur for the nobleman
Gregorius Dagsson, referring to his victory over
Hákon herðibreiðr at
Göta älv.
The best known of Einarr's
drápur is
Geisli ("Ray of Light"), about St.
Óláfr Haraldsson. This
drápa was recited in the Church of Christ in
Nidaros in the presence of the three Norwegian kings of the time, Eysteinn, Sigurðr and
Ingi, along with the first Norwegian archbishop, Jón. The poem is composed in the
dróttkvætt metre and it's the earliest completely preserved
drápa with Christian content.
Einarr's poetry is primarily preserved in
Heimskringla,
Flateyjarbók,
Morkinskinna,
Fagrskinna and
Skáldskaparmál.
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