Tags: Poem.
Skíðaríma is a humorous Icelandic ríma from around 1400 of unknown authorship.The hero is the audacious and inventive beggar Skíði who was apparently a historic figure from the 12th century. It was also a real event that he had a dream in 1195 and it is this dream that is the matter of Skíðaríma. Skíði dreams that Óðinn sends Þórr to fetch Skíði in order to broker peace between Heðinn and Högni as their incessant war about Hildr threatens to destroy Valhalla.