Vellekla

Vellekla (Old Norse for "shortage of gold"[1]) is a partially preserved drápa (series of stanzas with refrain) composed in the late 10th century[2] by the Icelandic skald Einar Helgason skálaglamm. It is one of the two drápas he made for Hákon jarl. It speaks of the Battle of Hjörungavágr and Hákon's campaign in Denmark, among other things.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "Einar Helgason Skålaglam[permanent dead link]" in Store norske leksikon.
  2. ^ Finnur Jónsson dates it to 986.
  3. ^ "Einarr Helgason Skálaglamm" in Nordisk Familjebok.