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Structure of Old Norse Dróttkvætt Poetry
by Gade, Kari Ellen
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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.
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- Jul 10, 1995 Pub Date:
- 0801430232 ISBN-10:
- 9780801430237 ISBN-13:
- English Language
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