Háttalykill inn forni

Háttalykill inn forni, also known in short as Háttalykill, is an Old Norse poem, attributed to Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson of Orkney and Hallr Þórarinsson in the Orkneyinga Saga. The poem survives only in late manuscripts. The form of the poem is mainly greppaminni, principally a form of questions and corresponding answers. The style is vernacular.

Háttalykill inn forni
by Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson
Language	Old Norse
Subject(s)	Listing of heroes, both legendary and historic
Form	Greppaminni

The subject matter of the poem is a listing of heroes, both legendary and historic.

References

• Quinn, Judy, "Eddu list: The Emergence of Skaldic Pedagogy in Medieval Iceland," Alvíssmál 4, 1994, pp. 69–92.
• Thunberg, Carl L., Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning [The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation], 2012, pp. 53-56. ISBN 978-91-981859-7-3.