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Ulf the Brave (Úlfr inn óargi) was a Norwegian hersir who lived in Namdalen in the eighth century CE. He was the father of Hallbjörn Half-Troll and Hallbera Ulfsdóttir, who was the mother of Kveldúlfr Bjálfason. Thus Ulf the Brave was the ancestor of the clan of Egill Skallagrimsson. He is briefly mentioned in Egils Saga.
According to Skáldatal B (Codex Upsaliensis) Ulf was a skald and composed, in one single night, a drápa praising his own heroic deeds; after that accomplishment, he died before dawn came.
The drápa is not preserved.
References
- óargr; óargi (hinn) means "no-coward". (Finnur Jónsson, Tilnavne i den islandske oldlitteratur, København 1908, p 251. Ben Waggoner also suggested that "probably the most accurate translation would be something like 'Ulf Not-a-Pussy'". The Hrafnista Sagas, 2012, p 198. ISBN 978-0-557-72941-8) Cf. Ergi
- Finnur Jónsson, Den oldnorske og oldislandske litteraturs historie, I, 2 udg., København 1920, p 413
- Egils Saga, chapter 1.
- Palsson, Hermann; Edwards, Paul, trans. (1976). Egil's Saga. London: Penguin. p. 21. ISBN 978-0140443219.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Úlfr inn óargi var hersir ágætr í Nóregi, í Naumudali, faðir Hallbjarnar hálftrolls, föður Ketils hæings. Úlfr orti drápu á einni nótt ok sagði frá þrekvirkjum sínum. Hann var dauðr fyrir dag. Skáldatal Ulf No-Coward was a noble hersir in Norway, in Namdalen, the father of Hallbjörn Half-Troll the father of Ketil Salmon. Ulf created a long praise-poem in one night, telling about his own mighty deeds. He was dead before day came. (Translated by Ben Waggoner, The Hrafnista Sagas, 2012, p 198. ISBN 978-0-557-72941-8)
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