Bersi Skáldtorfuson was an Icelandic skald, active around the year 1000. He was a court poet to Earl Sveinn Hákonarson. During the Battle of Nesjar he was captured by King Óláfr Haraldsson's forces. Three of the four stanzas of his that have survived were ostensibly composed while in captivity.
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About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 985 to 1030 · aged 45
Written about in
9 languages
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