A remembrance of Sigtrygg's reign during these years is preserved in the late medieval Icelandic "Saga of Gunnlaug Serpent's Tongue". Only fragments survive of the verses in the "Sigtryggsdrápa", a "drápa" composed by the skald Gunnlaug Illugason while visiting Sigtrygg's court. The verses praise Sigtrygg for his royal ancestry, and describe Dublin as a busy, thriving port. Archaeological excavations of ships, gold, clothing, and pieces for games from around this time seem to confirm the description. According to the prose, Sigtrygg considered rewarding the poet with ships and gold, but instead granted him a new suit of clothes.