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Bragi and is
Bragi is shown with a harp and accompanied by his wife Iðunn in this 19th-century painting by Nils Blommér.
Bragi is the skaldic god of poetry in Norse mythology.
Bragi is generally associated with bragr, the Norse word for poetry.
A connection between the name Bragi and English brego ' chieftain ' has been suggested but is generally now discounted.
A connection between Bragi and the bragarfull ' promise cup ' is sometimes suggested, as bragafull, an alternate form of the word, might be translated as ' Bragi's cup '.
That Bragi is Odin's son is clearly mentioned only here and in some versions of a list of the sons of Odin ( see Sons of Odin ).
If Bragi's mother is Frigg, then Frigg is somewhat dismissive of Bragi in the Lokasenna in stanza 27 when Frigg complains that if she had a son in Ægir's hall as brave as Baldr then Loki would have to fight for his life.
In that poem Bragi at first forbids Loki to enter the hall but is overruled by Odin.
The first part of Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál is a dialogue between Ægir and Bragi about the nature of poetry, particularly skaldic poetry.
Bragi Boddason is discussed below.
In the poem Hákonarmál, Hákon the Good is taken to Valhalla by the valkyrie Göndul and Odin sends Hermóðr and Bragi to greet him.
Bragi son of Hálfdan the Old is mentioned only in the Skjáldskaparmál.
This Bragi is the sixth of the second of two groups of nine sons fathered by King Hálfdan the Old on Alvig the Wise, daughter of King Eymund of Hólmgard.
Bragi, from whom the Bragnings are sprung ( that is the race of Hálfdan the Generous ).
is: Bragi ( norræn goðafræði )
In chapter 50, a section of Ragnarsdrápa by the 9th century skald Bragi Boddason is quoted that refers to Hel, the being, as " the monstrous wolf's sister.
The skaldic god Bragi is the first to respond to Loki by telling him that Loki will not have a seat and place assigned to him by the gods at the feast, for the gods know what men they should invite.
Loki replies that Bragi is brave when seated, calling him a " bench-ornament ," and that Bragi would run away when troubled by an angry, spirited man.
In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, a scenario describing an encounter between an unnamed troll woman and the 9th century skald Bragi Boddason is provided.
A quote from a work by the 9th century skald Bragi Boddason is presented that confirms the description.

Bragi and then
Loki then gives a greeting to all gods and goddesses who are in the hall save to Bragi.
This Bragi was reckoned as the first skaldic poet, and was certainly the earliest skaldic poet then remembered by name whose verse survived in memory.
Bragi then responds that he is unwelcome.
The origin of a number of kenningar are given and Bragi then delivers a systematic list of kenningar for various people, places, and things.
Bragi then goes on to discuss poetic language in some detail, in particular heiti, the concept of poetical words which are non-periphrastic, for example " steed " for " horse ", and again systematises these.
Bragi then tells how the Mead of Poetry, by way of the god Odin, ultimately came into the hands of mankind.
This Bragi was reckoned as the first skaldic poet, and was certainly the earliest skaldic poet then remembered by name whose verse survived in memory.

Bragi and mentioned
Moreover, Björn and his court skald Bragi the Old are mentioned also in Skáldatal, where a second court skald also is mentioned, Erpr lútandi.

Bragi and questioning
Bragi offers Loki a horse, a ring and a sword to placate him ; Loki, however, is spoiling for a fight, and insults Bragi by questioning his courage.

Bragi and how
Bragi tells the origin of the mead of poetry from the blood of Kvasir and how Odin obtained this mead.
In chapter 56 of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Bragi recounts to Ægir how the gods killed Þjazi.

Bragi and Odin
Loki does not respond to Bragi directly, but instead directs his attention to Odin, and states:
Odin responds that Bragi knows well that the sounds are for Eric Bloodaxe, who will soon arrive in Valhalla.
Odin responds that Bragi knows well that the sounds are for Eric Bloodaxe, who will soon arrive in Valhalla.
Odin responds that Bragi knows well that the sounds are for Eric Bloodaxe, who will soon arrive in Valhalla.
In various kennings Snorri also describes Heimdall, Bragi, Tyr and Höd as sons of Odin, information that appears nowhere else in the Edda.
Odin speaks to Ragnar, telling him that the people of his village are safe in the hands of his servant Bragi.

Bragi and has
The appearance of Bragi in the Lokasenna indicates that if these two Bragis were originally the same, they have become separated for that author also, or that chronology has become very muddled and Bragi Boddason has been relocated to mythological time.
In stanzas 16, 17, and 18, dialog occurs between Loki and Iðunn after Loki has insulted Bragi.
Bragi, meanwhile, has continued to work on Bad Taste Ltd., the company formed by the Sugarcubes to publish poetry and sign other bands but is no longer a practising musician.
In the Volsunga saga, the kings Högne and Granmar also appear, and in this saga, Högne has the sons Bragi and Dag, and a daughter Sigrun who he had promised to Granmar's son Hothbrodd.

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