Óláfsdrápa Tryggvasonar (The drápa of Óláfr Tryggvason) is an Icelandic skaldic poem from ca.
It relates the life story of the 10th century King Óláfr Tryggvason from his upbringing in Russia to his death at Svöldr.
The manuscript attributes the poem to Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld, Óláfr's court poet, but this attribution is rejected by modern scholars on grounds of style and language.
While by no means an original or historically important poem, the Óláfsdrápa has been praised for its "engaging directness".
[3] The unknown author was influenced by earlier 12th-century poets, such as Einarr Skúlason and Þorkell Hamarskáld.