Óttarr svarti

Ottar Svarte ( Óttarr Svarti; Óttarr the Black ) was a skald in the wake of Olav the Holy and one of the main sources about him. At the beginning he was Skald the Swedish king Olof Skötkonung. As Ottar shortly after 1020 came to Norway, King Olav had set it first. In his distress he composed the poem hofuðlausn ( head solution), which was so good that freely made ​​him the king. In this poem Ottar described the domestic and foreign companies of the King. Later he wrote a great song to Knut the Great.