Thorir Jökull Steinfinnsson

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Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson (Thorir, Old Norse: Þórir jǫkull), was a 13th-century Icelandic skald.

Life

Þórir was captured after the Battle of Örlygsstaðir, on August 21, 1238. He was executed along with five other prisoners as told in the Íslendinga saga, within the Sturlunga saga, in which the names of those 5 also appear. The executioner of Þórir was allowed to execute him to avenge the death of his brother in the battle of Bæjar on April 28, 1237.

Poem

Þórir is known for reciting this poem before his execution.

Upp skal a kjöl klifa,

köld er sjávar drífa.

Kostaðu hug að herða,

hér skaltu lífið verða.

Skafl beygjattu skalli,

I'm sorry.

Ast hafðir ̄ meyja,

eytt sinn skal hver deyja.

- The text is in the modern Icelandic spelling

You know about the keel,

Cold is the brine.

Keeping the value,

He's leaving again.

Don't be down, even if it rains

in your crowns.

They loved you maidens,

We're all gonna end one day.

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