Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld was an Icelandic skald, son of Þórðr Kolbeinsson. Arnórr travelled as a merchant and often visited Orkney 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.
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Arnórr Þórðarson jarlaskáld was an Icelandic skald, son of Þórðr Kolbeinsson. Arnórr travelled as a merchant and often visited Orkney 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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