Bjarkarímur
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Bjarkarímur is a 15th century Icelandic rímur
cycle on the Skjöldungs (the Scyldings of Beowulf
), and retells among other things the adventures of Hróarr (Hroðgar
) and his brother Helgi (Halga
), and those of Böðvarr Bjarki. It appears to be based on the lost Skjöldunga saga
and is one of the extant sources of information on that work.
Rímur
In Icelandic literature, a ríma is an epic poem written in any of the so-called rímnahættir . They are rhymed, they alliterate and consist of two to four lines per stanza...
cycle on the Skjöldungs (the Scyldings of Beowulf
Beowulf
Beowulf , but modern scholars agree in naming it after the hero whose life is its subject." of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon literature.It survives in a single...
), and retells among other things the adventures of Hróarr (Hroðgar
Hroðgar
Hroðgar, King Hroþgar, "Hrothgar", Hróarr, Hroar, Roar, Roas or Ro was a legendary Danish king, living in the early 6th century....
) and his brother Helgi (Halga
Halga
Halga, Helgi, Helghe or Helgo was a legendary Danish king living in the early 6th century. His name would in his own language have been *Hailaga ....
), and those of Böðvarr Bjarki. It appears to be based on the lost Skjöldunga saga
Skjöldunga saga
The Skjöldunga saga was a Norse saga on the legendary Danish dynasty of the Skjöldungs, the same dynasty featured in the Old English poem Beowulf...
and is one of the extant sources of information on that work.