num_pages: 312
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Structure of Old Norse Dróttkvætt Poetry
titlecomplete: The Structure of Old Norse Dróttkvætt Poetry
ratings_count: 3
series: Islandica
publisher: Cornell University Press