Eilífr Goðrúnarson was a late 10th century skald, considered to be the author of the poem Thorsdrapa. He is also accredited with the verse Hákonar drápa jarls and a fragment remains of a (Christian) religious poem which is believed also to be his work. ( 9th century - 10th century - 11th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... The skald was a member of a group of courtly poets, whose poetry is associated with the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking age, who composed and performed renditions of aspects of what we now characterise as Old Norse poetry. ... The Thorsdrapa or Þórsdrápa (Hymn to Thor) is a poem of Norse mythology usually attributed to Eilífr Goðrúnarson (11th century). ... The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word Moshiach (Hebrew: משיח, also written Messiah), (and in Arabic it is pronounced Maseeh مسيح). ...