Who's Who in the Viking Age
Published on March 21, 2020
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Hallfreth the Troublesome

written by The Viking Age Archive
NameHallfreĂ°r vandræðaskáld, HallfreĂ°r Ă“ttarsson (c. 965 – c. 1007).
Court poet of Jarl Hákon Sigurðarson, King Olaf Tryggvason and Jarl Erik Hákonarson.
FamilyFather is Ă“ttar?
Married to Ingibjǫrg Þórisdóttir.
Children: AuĂ°gĂ­sl, HallfreĂ°r.
LifeConverts to Christianity. His ‘Conversion Verses’ show the political and social implications of conversion.
Known Works: 1. Hákonardrápa 2. Óláfsdrápa 3. Óláfsdrápa, erfidrápa 4. Eiríksdrápa 5. Lausavísur.
Subject of HallfreĂ°ar saga.
Sources: Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages, Viking and Medieval Scandinavia.

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