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  • adjective See scaldic.

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  • adjective Of or relating to the skalds (Norse poets).

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Examples

  • Such poems differ both in content and form from the so-called skaldic poems.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

  • Containing both the ancient skaldic rhythms and contemporary awareness of time, life, what has changed.

    Five ways to judge a Poem’s Merit 2009

  • So even though I knew hardly anyone at the con, I had a good time hanging out with people I did know: jaylake and lasirenadolce (who very kindly provided transportation there and back), kenscholes and jens_fire, mkhobson, sara_mueller, wheatland_press, goloban and bethpeters3, erdnase2000, skaldic, and Kami and cscole of the

    2/20/08: Radcon, etc. jaylake 2008

  • (ETA: Identified by skaldic and crazysoph as Cherokee.)

    It's all about me reudaly 2008

  • Happy birthday to skaldic and brent_kellmer--hope it's a Big FunFest at least twice over, two prizes in every box and all of them exactly what you want, kicking off a year that only gets better, shinier, and more awesome as it goes, non-stop thrillah and no fillah, all fun and no glum.

    Ending the Weekend With A Birthday Spanking--Only Just Slightly Late! skaldic 2010

  • Happy birthday to skaldic and brent_kellmer--hope it's a Big FunFest at least twice over, two prizes in every box and all of them exactly what you want, kicking off a year that only gets better, shinier, and more awesome as it goes, non-stop thrillah and no fillah, all fun and no glum.

    Ending the Weekend With A Birthday Spanking--Only Just Slightly Late! skaldic 2010

  • That's right, I'm spanking two today--skaldic and brent_kellmer, it's your turn so come on down, assume the position, and take what's comin' to ya!

    Why We Love Her: tamiam 2009

  • He'd never had much of a head for music, and there were so many songs and chants and poems and incantations crowding his collected years that he could hardly hear an old bit of skaldic verse without it devolving into "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B."

    Norse Code Preview (Chapter 2) - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2009

  • Style in skaldic verse is examined, but so is the contextualisation of Nordic literature when finding a British audience.

    Archive 2009-03-01 Eric Dickens 2009

  • If he was the chief advisor to the chief of those gods, he must be a genius at unraveling the word games of skaldic poetry and Icelandic law --

    Operation Luna Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1999

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