Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. Abbreviations viii
5. Editorial Conventions x
6. Technical Terms xii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1 Three Poets for a Saint: The Manuscript Context of the Poetry in the D-version of Guðmundar saga biskups 7
9. 2 The Guðmundr Poetry of Einarr Gilsson 29
10. 3 Lilja and the Guðmundardrápur 47
11. 4 ‘Much praise in flowing diction’: The Guðmundardrápur between the Skaldic Art and the Language of Religious Devotion 71
12. 5 A Priestly Poetics 95
13. 6 Guðmundar saga biskups D and Arngrímr’s Guðmundardrápa 110
14. Conclusion 133
15. Appendix 1 Kennings and Other Periphrases for Guðmundr Arason in the Poetry of Einarr Gilsson 137
16. Appendix 2 Kennings and Other Periphrases for Guðmundr Arason in Arngrímr Brandsson’s Guðmundardrápa (Arngr Gd) and His Lausavísur 1–9 142
17. Appendix 3 Kennings and Other Periphrases for Guðmundr Arason in Árni Jónsson’s Guðmundardrápa (Árni Gd) 147
18. Appendix 4 Geisli and the Guðmundr Poems 153
19. Appendix 5 Arngrímr Brandsson’s Lausavísur 1–9 156
20. References 160
21. Index 170
22. Studies in Old Norse Literature 179