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Bragi Boddason

800 - Today

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Bragi Boddason, known as Bragi the Old (Old Norse: Bragi hinn gamli) was a Norwegian skald active in the first half of the 9th century, the earliest known skald from whom verses have survived. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bragi Boddason has received more than 65,951 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Bragi Boddason is the 2,621st most popular writer (up from 3,339th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 66k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Kvæþa-brot Braga ens gamla Boddasonar =
Criticism, Textual, Textual Criticism
1886

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bragi Boddason ranks 2,621 out of 7,302. Before him are Terry Goodkind, Vladimir Sorokin, Nordahl Grieg, Dritëro Agolli, Günter Wallraff, and John Wyndham. After him are Samad Vurgun, Richard Wurmbrand, Neil Simon, Waldemar Bonsels, Orson Scott Card, and Abraham ibn Daud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800, Bragi Boddason ranks 43. Before him are Nennius, Ado of Vienne, Sabin of Bulgaria, Umor of Bulgaria, Wulfstan of Hedeby, and Saraha. After him are Ashot I of Iberia, Ibn Abd al-Hakam, Toktu of Bulgaria, Agnello Participazio, Boso the Elder, and Krešimir I of Croatia.

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