Anonymous, Skíðaríma

Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir (University of Iceland)

Ed. by Ármann Jakobsson, University of Iceland
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.3.4: Icelandic Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Ármann Jakobsson (University of Iceland), Sven Hakon Rossel (Universitat Wien), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jakob Stougaard-Nielsen (University College London)

Dates

First circulation or publication c. 1450 - c. 1500

Places

Iceland (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poem

Resources

Kappatöl (sing. kappatal) were composed in Iceland from the late Middle Ages down to the nineteenth century, listing the principal heroes of medieval Icelandic literature. While some of these poems only mention heroes from the Íslendingasögur [Sagas of Icelanders], others mention heroes from a range of literary genres. Related to kappatöl, although not quite comparable, is a certain poem, Skíðaríma, that belongs to the genre of rímur. The poem is generally dated to the fifteenth century and is now preserved in paper manuscripts from the eighteenth century and later. It is, however, referred to in a …

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Citation: Guðmundsdóttir, Aðalheiður. "Skíðaríma". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 28 February 2023 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=40712, accessed 14 May 2024.]

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