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skald /ˈskɔld, ˈskɑld/
古代斯堪底那維亞的吟唱詩人
Scald n. One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes. [Written also skald.]
A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. --Sir W. Scott.
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