WRITER

Þorbjörn Hornklofi

900 - 1000

Þorbjörn Hornklofi

Þórbjǫrn hornklofi (Modern Norwegian: Torbjørn Hornklove; note that hornklofi is a nickname, not a surname) was a 9th-century Norwegian skald and one of the court poets of King Harald Fairhair. His poetry has sometimes been regarded as a contemporary source of information regarding King Harald, although it is only preserved embedded within 13th and 14th century king's sagas. The two skaldic poems by him which are preserved, both only in excerpts, are Hrafnsmál and Glymdrápa. The first poem, which utilizes verse form málaháttr, describes life at Harald's court, mentions that he took a Danish wife, and that he won a victory at the Battle of Hafrsfjord. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Þorbjörn Hornklofi is the 3,035th most popular writer (up from 5,011th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Norway (up from 326th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among writers, Þorbjörn Hornklofi ranks 3,035 out of 7,302. Before him are Marcin Bielski, Raffi, Takuboku Ishikawa, Christoph Friedrich Nicolai, Gerard Reve, and Arthur Cravan. After him are Friedrich Wolf, Buddhadasa, Silvio Pellico, Hyginus Gromaticus, Jean Richepin, and M. Karunanidhi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Þorbjörn Hornklofi ranks 50. Before him are Wiborada, Wifred II, Count of Barcelona, Engelberga, Salomon, King of Brittany, Jayavarman IV, and Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia. After him are Eudokia Baïana, Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany, Godfrid, Duke of Frisia, Guy, Margrave of Tuscany, Alan I, King of Brittany, and Constantine of Preslav. Among people deceased in 1000, Þorbjörn Hornklofi ranks 16. Before him are Harthacnut I of Denmark, García Sánchez II of Pamplona, Henry of Speyer, Joseph Genesius, Bertha of Swabia, and Leo of Tripoli. After him are Abu Sulayman Sijistani, Constantine of Preslav, Mara Takla Haymanot, John Kaminiates, and Ōshikōchi no Mitsune.

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Wiborada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
900 - 926
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 44
Wifred II, Count of Barcelona
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900 - 911
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 45
Engelberga
COMPANION
900 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 46
Salomon, King of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
900 - 874
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 47
Jayavarman IV
POLITICIAN
900 - 941
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 48
Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia
NOBLEMAN
900 - 996
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 49
Þorbjörn Hornklofi
WRITER
900 - 1000
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 50
Eudokia Baïana
POLITICIAN
900 - 901
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 51
Adalbert II, Margrave of Tuscany
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900 - 915
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 52
Godfrid, Duke of Frisia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
900 - 885
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 53
Guy, Margrave of Tuscany
NOBLEMAN
900 - 930
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 54
Alan I, King of Brittany
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900 - 907
HPI: 59.75
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Constantine of Preslav
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900 - 1000
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 56