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Eilif

Skaldic poet, son of Gudrun, who composed Thor's Drapa based on Thor's journey to Geirrod's.

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Eilif, son of Gudrun, appears in the Prose Edda as the composer of a poem called Thor's Drapa, which was based on the saga of Thor's journey to Geirrod's: "From this saga, Eilif, son of Gudrun, made the following song, called Thor's Drapa" (Prose Edda, Thor's Journey To Geirrod's).

  • Prose Edda — Thor's Journey To Geirrod's (1 citation)