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The 10 pages that link to Skaldic poetry, each with the reason it gives.

• Old NorseRelated: Its demanding poetic diction preserves distinctive Old Norse vocabulary and syntax.

• Snorri SturlusonNarrower topic: The Prose Edda explains poetic techniques that Snorri’s audience needed to understand.

• Prose EddaNarrower topic: The handbook explains the poetic practices its examples preserve.

• HeimskringlaRelated: Verses embedded in the sagas serve as testimony and praise within their narratives.

• Icelandic sagasRelated: Saga prose sometimes embeds skaldic verses as evidence, memorials, or tests of a character's reputation.

• Old Norse literatureBroader topic: Its intricate meter and diction distinguish another major poetic mode.

• GylfaginningRelated: Gylfaginning explains mythic references that poets used in skaldic verse.

• Icelandic literatureRelated: Its demanding verse techniques contrast with the sagas’ comparatively plain prose.

• Ynglinga sagaRelated: Snorri cites old verse as evidence for episodes in the royal genealogy.

• BaldrRelated: Skaldic references provide brief, early evidence for Baldr traditions.