Torvald Hjaltason (Þórvaldr Old Norse: [ˈθoːrˌwɑldz̠ ˈhjɑltɑˌson]; Modern Icelandic: Þorvaldur Hjaltason [ˈθɔrˌvaltʏr ˈçal̥taˌsɔːn]) was a late 10th-century Icelandic skald in the service of the Swedish king Eric the Victorious.
Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa recounts that he took part in the Battle of the Fýrisvellir against Styrbjörn the Strong and in response to the king's call for verses commemorating the victory, composed in dróttkvætt the following two lausavísur:[1] Fari* til Fýrisvallar, folka tungls, hverrs hungrar, vǫrðr, at virkis garði vestr kveldriðu hesta.
Þar hefr hreggdrauga hǫggvit –hóll*aust es þat—sólar elfar skíðs fyr ulfa Eirekr í dyn geira.
Illr varð ǫlna fjalla auðkveðjǫndum beðjar til Svíþjóðar síðan sveimr víkinga heiman.
Þat eitt lifir þeira, —þeir hǫfðu lið fleira— —gótt vas her at henda Hundings—es rann undan.