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Husdrapa
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Origin Composed c. 985 CE; preserved via the thirteenth-century Prose Edda
Husdrapa ("house poem") is a skaldic praise poem composed by the Icelandic skald Ulfr Uggason around 985 CE, according to Laxdaela saga for the wedding feast of Olaf Hoskuldsson, describing three mythological scenes carved on the panels of the wedding host's hall: Baldr's funeral, Thor's fishing expedition to catch the Midgard Serpent, and Heimdall's fight with Loki over the necklace Brisingamen. Twelve stanzas survive, quoted by Snorri Sturluson in the Prose Edda's Skaldskaparmal as evidence for these myths, making the poem both religious praise-poetry and one of the primary sources for the myths it describes.
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Origin PeriodComposed c. 985 CE; preserved via the thirteenth-century Prose Edda 1 Attributed Author / CompilerUlfr Uggason, c. 985 CE 1 Practice
Who Performs ItTrained or authorised specialists 1 FrequencyAs the occasion requires 1 Solitary or CommunalPerformed by a gathered group 1 Use
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Form of the TextSkaldic praise poem (drapa) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Loki, Deities This source names Loki directly: "Serpent, and Heimdall's fight with Loki over the necklace Brisingamen."
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Matches its own already-established language enum value (old-norse); a skaldic poem composed by the Icelandic skald Ulfr Uggason around 985 CE.
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