[The Poem of Helgi Hiorvardsson] is an Old Norse-Icelandic heroic poem, composed in the eddic metre
fornyrðislag[old story metre] with the exception of a section of 19 stanzas in
ljóðaháttr[song metre], from stanza 13 through stanza 31, which encompasses a senna [flyting] between Atli and Hrímgerðr, known as Hrímgerðarmál [Hrímgerðr’s sayings]. The poetry of
Helgavkiða Hjörvarðssonaris divided into 44 stanzas, almost all in the form of direct speech, but there are a number of prose insertions. The oldest version of
Helgavkiða Hjörvarðssonarsurvives in a vellum manuscript from c. 1270,
Konungsbók eddukvæða(Codex Regius of Eddic Poetry; GKS 2365 4to). There are no other sources that share content with the poem.
Helgakviða2458 words
Citation: McGillivray, Andrew. "Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 July 2025 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=41654, accessed 08 July 2025.]
