Litla Skálda:
A New English Translation

 Lyonel Perabo, Denise Vast, and Ann Sheffield for Mimisbrunnr.info, 2024

Litla Skálda – the name means something like “a little bit about poetry” – is a medieval Icelandic text that contains a succinct list of kennings and heiti that could be used in composing skaldic poetry.

Contents

• Introduction by Ann Sheffield

• Litla Skálda rendered by Lyonel Perabo, Denise Vast, and Ann Sheffield