The Heimskringla on Hornklofe
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 9. King Harald'S Home Affairs.
- attribution: Hornklofe composed the poem Glymdrapa about Harald's forces and battles
"Hornklofe, in his poem called "Glymdrapa", tells of this"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 11. Fall Of Kings Arnvid And Audbjorn.
- attribution: Hornklofe's verse describes Harald standing on the blood-stained deck, trampling fallen foes
"The king stands on the blood-stained deck, Trampling on many a stout foe's neck"
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 16. Harald'S Journey To Tunsberg.
- attribution: Thorbjorn Hornklofe mocked the Swedes as preferring fireside comfort while Harald campaigned in bitter cold
"But the soft Swede loves well the fire The well-stuffed couch, the dowy glove, And from the hearth-seat will not move."
Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 17. The Battle In Gautland.
- attribution: Hornklofe's verse celebrates Harald's conquest of the southern coastal land and his daring in fighting at the river stakes
"The king who finds a dainty feast, For battle-bird and prowling beast, Has won in war the southern land That lies along the ocean's strand."