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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 | 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]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:38, 23 October 2021
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.