The Kálfsvísa ("Kálfr's vísa", Kálfr being maybe the name of its authorSimek, Rudolf. Hermann Pálsson. 2007. Lexikon der altnordischen Literatur: die mittelalterliche Literatur Norwegens und Islands. Stuttgart: Kröner. .) is a poem partially preserved in Snorri Sturluson’s Skáldskaparmál.
Its three stanzas in fornyrðislag mostly consist of a þula of horses and their riders, Germanic heroes (for instance Grani and Sigurðr). The Kálfsvísa also includes a narrative dealing with the Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern between Áli and Aðils.This battle is also referred to in the Skáldskaparmál (44), in the Ynglinga saga (29), in the Skjöldunga saga and in Beowulf (2391-2396).
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External links The Kálfsvísa in the original language.