About Eilífr Goðrúnarson
Lived 1000 – 1100. Eilífr Goðrúnarson was an Icelandic writer, skald and court poet.
Eilífr Goðrúnarson (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) was a late 10th-century skald, considered to be the author of the poem Þórsdrápa. He is also credited with Hákonar drápa jarls and a fragment remains of a poem with Christian allusions which is also believed to be his work. He was a court poet of Hákon the Powerful.
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Who was Eilífr Goðrúnarson?
Icelandic poet
When was Eilífr Goðrúnarson born?
Eilífr Goðrúnarson was born in 1000.
When did Eilífr Goðrúnarson die?
Eilífr Goðrúnarson died in 1100.
What was Eilífr Goðrúnarson's occupation?
Eilífr Goðrúnarson was a writer, skald and court poet.
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Eilífr Goðrúnarson was Icelandic.
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