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Þórarinn loftunga was an Icelandic skald active during the first half of the 11th century. He composed ''Tögdrápa'', a poem in praise of King Canute. Like Sigvatr Þórðarson's poem in praise of the same king, ''Knútsdrápa'', the ''Tøgdrápa'' is composed in the metrical form ''töglag'', a variant of ''dróttkvætt'' which may have been invented at King Canute's court. According to ''Skáldatal'', Þórarinn was also a court poet to Sveinn Knútsson, son of Knút, and his mother Ælfgifu of Northampton. In Sveinn's honour he wrote ''Glælognskviða'', which is also the oldest extant testimony to the sainthood of King Olaf II of Norway. ==Works== #''Höfuðlausn''. Two lines referring to Canute: ''Knútr verr grund sem gætir / Gríklands himinríki.'' ("As Christ the heavenly kingdom, / Knútr defends the country.").〔''Höfuðlausn'', ed. Matthew Townend, ''Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages'', ed. Margaret Clunies Ross ''et al''., volume 1; tr. Lee M. Hollander, ''Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway''. University of Texas Press, 1964. Chapter 172, p. 461.〕 #''Tøgdrápa''. Eight stanzas, most of which are cited in for instance, ''Óláfs saga helga'', the ''Legendary Saga of St. Olaf'' and the ''Óláfs saga helga'' of ''Heimskringla''. #''Glælognskviða''. Ten stanzas, cited in for instance, ''Óláfs saga helga'' and the ''Óláfs saga helga'' of ''Heimskringla''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Þórarinn loftunga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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