Poets
According to Skáldatal, Haakon had the following court poets:
- Eyvindr Finnsson
- Einarr skálaglamm
- Tindr Hallkelsson
- Skafti Þóroddsson
- Þórólfr munnr
- Eilífr Guðrúnarson
- Vigfúss Víga-Glúmsson
- Þorleifr jarlsskáld
- Hvannár-Kálfr
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