Learnings: The Skald and His Art - Revision history

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	[[File:DTVA - Sutton Hoo Lyre Replica.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Replica of the Sutton Hoo large lyre / 6th-7th cent.]]		[[File:DTVA - Sutton Hoo Lyre Replica.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Replica of the Sutton Hoo large lyre / 6th-7th cent.]]
	To carry out this task, the [[skald]] composed poems that followed a complex set of rules. He strove, through the finesse of his ~~metaphors - the~~ famous ~~kennings~~, or kenningar ~~- to~~ create a masterpiece that cultivated glory and fame. The main subjects of his poems were his benefactors; that is, those able to pay him generously for his performances.		To carry out this task, the ''[[skald]]'' composed poems that followed a complex set of rules. He strove, through the finesse of his metaphors—the famous ''{{Wiki\|kenning}}s'', or ''kenningar''—to create a masterpiece that cultivated glory and fame. The main subjects of his poems were his benefactors; that is, those able to pay him generously for his performances.

	It was likely that skalds would also play an instrument while performing. Pictured here is a [[lyre]], an instrument commonly used during the Early [[Middle Ages]].		It was likely that ''skalds'' would also play an instrument while performing. Pictured here is a [[lyre]], an instrument commonly used during the Early [[Middle Ages]].
	[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]		[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]

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	[[File:DTVA - Sutton Hoo Lyre Replica.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Replica of the Sutton Hoo large lyre / 6th-7th cent.]]		[[File:DTVA - Sutton Hoo Lyre Replica.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Replica of the Sutton Hoo large lyre / 6th-7th cent.]]
	To carry out this task, the skald composed poems that followed a complex set of rules. He strove, through the finesse of his metaphors - the famous kennings, or kenningar - to create a masterpiece that cultivated glory and fame. The main subjects of his poems were his benefactors; that is, those able to pay him generously for his performances.		To carry out this task, the [[skald]] composed poems that followed a complex set of rules. He strove, through the finesse of his metaphors - the famous kennings, or kenningar - to create a masterpiece that cultivated glory and fame. The main subjects of his poems were his benefactors; that is, those able to pay him generously for his performances.

	It was likely that skalds would also play an instrument while performing. Pictured here is a lyre, an instrument commonly used during the Early [[Middle Ages]].		It was likely that skalds would also play an instrument while performing. Pictured here is a [[lyre]], an instrument commonly used during the Early [[Middle Ages]].
	[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]		[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]

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[[File:DTVA - Sutton Hoo Lyre Replica.jpg|thumb|250px|Replica of the Sutton Hoo large lyre / 6th-7th cent.]]
To carry out this task, the skald composed poems that followed a complex set of rules. He strove, through the finesse of his metaphors - the famous kennings, or kenningar - to create a masterpiece that cultivated glory and fame. The main subjects of his poems were his benefactors; that is, those able to pay him generously for his performances.

It was likely that skalds would also play an instrument while performing. Pictured here is a lyre, an instrument commonly used during the Early [[Middle Ages]].
[[Category:Discovery Tour: Viking Age]]