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Arnórr jarlaskáld

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Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld
OccupationSkald
LanguageOld Norse
PeriodViking Age
Literary movementSkaldic poetry
Years active9th century
Notable worksHrynhenda

Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld (Poet of Earls) (c. 1012 – 1070s) was an Icelandic skald, son of Þórðr Kolbeinsson. Arnórr travelled as a merchant and often visited the Orkney Islands where he composed poems for the Earls, receiving his byname. For king Magnus the Good, he composed Hrynhenda. He also composed memorial poems for Magnus the Good and Haraldr harðráði. He is considered one of the major skalds of the 11th century.

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