ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Skaldship

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Skaldship is a noun meaning (historical) The skill of writing Nordic poetry of the Viking Age.

Meaning

(historical) The skill of writing Nordic poetry of the Viking Age.

Example Sentences

In the first centuries of their history, the West and North of Iceland were culturally superior to the other areas; more families that practiced skaldship, the art of poetry, had chosen to settle there.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include skald, scald, scandia, saga, viking, scop.

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