Málaháttr

Málaháttr (Old Norse: [ˈmɑːlɑˌhɑtːz̠]) is a poetic metre in Old Norse poetry, which is usually described as "conversational style." It is similar to fornyrðislag except that there are more syllables in a line; usually five.

Poems with verses in this metre:

• Atlamál (the only eddic poem composed entirely in Málaháttr)

• Atlakviða (partly)

• Hárbarðsljóð (partly)

• Hávamál (partly)

• Hrafnsmál

• Carmina Scaldica

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