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The Structure of Old Norse "drã³ttkvã¦tt" Poetry

Name: The Structure of Old Norse "drã³ttkvã¦tt" Poetry
ISBN: 9780801430237

Kari Ellen Gade

Cornell University Press · Hardcover · July 10, 1995

Reading lane: Medieval Literary Criticism

The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death.

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Authors: Kari Ellen Gade
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: July 10, 1995
Format: Hardcover
Theme: Medieval Literary Criticism · Poetry Criticism
Reading lane: Medieval Literary Criticism

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Medieval Literary Criticism
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Folklore & Mythology

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The drottkvett was a form of Old Norse skaldic poetry composed to glorify a chieftain's deeds or to lament his death. Kari Ellen Gade explores the structural peculiarities of ninth- and tenth-century drottkvett poetry and suggests a solution to the mystery of the origins of the drottkvett and its eventual demise in the fourteenth century.