His skald, Thorkell, wrote a telling lamentation for his dead master, which given the foolishness of his actions does not seem truly deserved. |
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The skald recited to us a little bit of poetry about the man's right hand. |
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The lively and often moving ballads and ''epistles'' of Carl Michael Bellman, an 18th-century skald, are still widely performed and enjoyed in contemporary Sweden. |
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Neither can I condone the use of a masculine pronoun referring to the neuter word skald. |
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A quote from a work by the 9th century skald Bragi Boddason is presented that confirms the description. |
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Bragi responds in turn, describing himself and his abilities as a skillful skald, before the scenario ends. |
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The term skald, meaning 'poet', is generally used for poets who composed at the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age and Middle Ages. |
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Command Egil the Skald to stand forth and stir our viking blood with his songs of thee. |
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She is a regular contributor to literary journals and in 1994 launched the poetry magazine and pamphlet series, Skald, of which she remains a co-editor. |
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