ís ur ▁( English :" E ast ▁J our ney ▁Vers es ") ▁is ▁a ▁sk ald ic ▁poem ▁composed ▁by ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁sk ald ▁Sig vat ▁T ord ar son . ▁▁ ▁Sig vat ▁was ▁a ▁b ard ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁ ▁King ▁O la f ▁II ▁of ▁Norway . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁with ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁King ▁O lo f ▁Sk öt kon ung ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁trip ▁was ▁diplom atic ▁and ▁the ▁result ▁was ▁ultimately ▁successful . ▁Re con c ili ation ▁was ▁achieved ▁between ▁King ▁O la f ▁and ▁ ▁King ▁O lo f ▁Sk öt kon ung , ▁se aled ▁with ▁eng agement ▁between ▁O la f ▁and ▁the ▁Swedish ▁prin cess ▁A str id ▁O lo f sd ot ter ▁of ▁Sweden . ▁ ▁Aust rf ar ar v ís ur ▁contains ▁a ▁ ▁hum orous ▁description ▁of ▁Sig vat ' s ▁ar du ous ▁journey ▁to ▁Sweden . ▁The ▁poem ▁rel ates ▁that ▁somewhere ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁probably ▁V är ml and , ▁they ▁arrived ▁at ▁a ▁place ▁called ▁Hof . ▁The ▁door ▁was ▁shut , ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁were ▁host ile . ▁They ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁farm ▁was ▁holy ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁welcome . ▁Sig v atr ▁curs ed ▁them ▁by ▁saying ▁" may ▁the ▁T roll s ▁take ▁you ". ▁The ▁mist ress ▁of ▁the ▁household ▁asked ▁him ▁not ▁to ▁ins ist ▁because ▁she ▁fe ared ▁Od in '