Skald

Skald - a Northern poet, entertainer, and loremaster, roughly equivalent to the more common English term Bard (q.v.). Skalds are believed to be divinely inspired; poetry is the gift of the gods (especially Odhinn and Bragi). Skalds can have mystical effects on their audience, including inspiration of berserkergang and other mystic states, and can sometimes perform enchantments.