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Þjóðólfr of Hvinir

900 - 930

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Þjóðólfr ór Hvini (Old Norse pronunciation: [ˈθjoːðˌoːlvz̠ oːz̠ ˈxwine]; anglicized as Thjódólf of Hvinir or Thiodolf; fl. late 9th–early 10th c. AD), was a Norwegian skald, said to have been one of the court-poets of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair. His name suggests that he was from the region of Hvinir (Kvinesdal). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Þjóðólfr of Hvinir is the 3,893rd most popular writer (up from 4,985th in 2019), the 248th most popular biography from Norway (up from 320th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir ranks 3,893 out of 7,302. Before him are Friederike Mayröcker, Sergey Solovyov, Klaus Rifbjerg, Leonhard Frank, Bruno Apitz, and Berdi Kerbabayev. After him are Gennadius of Massilia, Veniamin Kaverin, Eiko Kadono, Leopold Zunz, Zenta Mauriņa, and Gertrude Jekyll.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir ranks 64. Before him are Ingelger, Burgred of Mercia, Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Orso I Participazio, Pietro Tribuno, and Udo of Neustria. After him are Domagoj of Croatia, Zdeslav of Croatia, Teutberga, Giovanni II Participazio, Mara Takla Haymanot, and Beorhtwulf of Mercia. Among people deceased in 930, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir ranks 8. Before him are Abū Kāmil Shujāʿ ibn Aslam, Emperor Daigo, Lestek, Ibn Wahshiyya, Hucbald, and Guy, Margrave of Tuscany.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir ranks 248 out of 1,039. Before him are Torbjørn Falkanger (1927), Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (1961), Molla Mallory (1884), Simon Slåttvik (1917), and Leonhard Stejneger (1851). After him are Sonja Wigert (1913), Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), Haakon the Young (1232), Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir (1015), Wenche Myhre (1947), and Hallgeir Brenden (1929).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir ranks 44. Before him are Johan Bojer (1872), Gunnar Staalesen (1947), Karl Ove Knausgård (1968), Eysteinn Erlendsson (1120), Gunnar Heiberg (1857), and Alf Prøysen (1914). After him are Kjartan Fløgstad (1944), Johan Herman Wessel (1742), Johan Turi (1854), Anne-Cath. Vestly (1920), Olav Duun (1876), and Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807).

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