Editing Alliterative verse (section)

==== Diction ====
Old Norse was rich in poetic synonyms and kennings, where it closely resembled Old English.<ref name="Kennings in Old English Verse and i"/><ref>Townend, Matthew. ''Antiquity of diction in Old English and Old Norse poetry''. University of Cambridge, Department of Anglo-Saxon, Norse & Celtic, 2015.{{page needed|date=December 2023}}</ref> Norse poets were sometimes described as creating "riddling" kennings whose meaning was not necessarily self-evident to the audience, perhaps reflecting competition among skalds.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burrows |first1=Hannah |title=Riddles and Kennings |journal=European Journal of Scandinavian Studies |date=26 April 2021 |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=46–68 |doi=10.1515/ejss-2020-2017 |s2cid=233186205 }}</ref>