Málaháttr (Old Norse: [ˈmɑːlɑˌhɑtːz̠]) is a poetic metre in Old Norse poetry, which is usually described as "conversational style." It is similar to fornyrðislag...

65, 73–74, 79, 111, 133–134, 163 are defective. Stanzas 81–84 are in málaháttr, 85–88 in fornyrðislag. The entire section of 81–102 appears to be an...

16 16 48 62 46 mixture of ljóðaháttr and málaháttr Swan 17 17 49 68 47 mixture of fornyrðislag and málaháttr Angelica 18 18 50 58 48 ljóðaháttr Hnefatafl...

are Hrafnsmál and Glymdrápa. The first poem, which utilizes verse form málaháttr, describes life at Harald's court, mentions that he took a Danish wife...

alliterative verse. Most are in fornyrðislag ("old story metre"), while málaháttr ("speech form") is a common variation. The rest, about a quarter, are...

confusion with Atlamál. The metre of the poem alternates irregularly between málaháttr and fornyrðislag. This may be an indication that two or more original...

most Eddic poems, and is predominantly written in a metric form known as málaháttr or "conversational style." However, other metrical forms are also to be...

fornyrðislag ("way of ancient words"), ljóðaháttr ("song form"), and málaháttr ("speech form") metres of the Eddic poems. Skaldic poetry is also characteristically...

as Haraldskvæði [ˈhɑrɑldsˌkwɛːðe]. The meter of the poem is dominantly Málaháttr, while smaller portions are in Ljóðaháttr and Fornyrðislag. Through dating...

103 stanzas and is the only Eddic poem written entirely in the metre málaháttr. Plotting to kill his brothers-in-law, Atli dispatches messengers to Gunnarr...

four syllables in each half-line. Lines with more syllables are called málaháttr, following Snorri Sturluson, although it was probably not an independent...

is from the Waking of Angantyr: Fornyrðislag had a variant form called málaháttr ("meter of speeches"), which adds an unstressed syllable to each half-line...