Both Fundinn Noregr and Snorri Sturluson in Skáldskaparmál state that Ægir is the same as the sea-giant Hlér, who lives on the isle of Hlésey, and this is borne out by kennings.

Snorri Sturluson quoted this old poem in Skáldskaparmál, saying that because of this legend Heimdall is called " Seeker of Freyja's Necklace " ( Skáldskaparmál, section 8 ) and Loki is called " Thief of Brísingamen " ( Skáldskaparmál, section 16 ).

In Skáldskaparmál Snorri writes:

The first part of Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál is a dialogue between Ægir and Bragi about the nature of poetry, particularly skaldic poetry.

The problem is that in Old Norse mær means both " daughter " and " wife ," so it is not fully clear if Fjörgynn is Frigg's father or another name for her husband Odin, but Snorri Sturluson interprets the line as meaning Frigg is Fjörgynn's daughter ( Skáldskaparmál 27 ), and most modern translators of the Poetic Edda follow Snorri.

Some scholars take the term kenning broadly to include any noun-substitute consisting of two or more elements, including merely descriptive epithets ( such as Old Norse grand viðar “ bane of wood ” = “ fire ” ( Snorri Sturluson: Skáldskaparmál 36 )), while others would restrict it to metaphorical instances ( such as Old Norse sól húsanna “ sun of the houses ” = “ fire ” ( Snorri Sturluson: Skáldskaparmál 36 )), specifically those where “ he base-word identifies the referent with something which it is not, except in a specially conceived relation which the poet imagines between it and the sense of the limiting element '” ( Brodeur ( 1959 ) pp. 248 – 253 ).

Moreover, artistic license permitted such terms to be used for mortal women in Old Norse poetry, or to quote Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál on the various names used for women:

According to Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, in his retelling of the Poetic Edda poem Lokasenna, she is married to Ægir and they have nine daughters together.

Further in Skáldskaparmál, Snorri relates a story where Loki cuts off Sif's hair as a prank.

In the Prose Edda, Snorri Sturluson gave this information in Gylfaginning but in a list of kennings in Skáldskaparmál equates Gymir with the god and giant Ægir, citing a verse by Hofgarða-Refr Gestsson where the kenning in question probably simply substitutes one giant-name for another.

* At the end of Skáldskaparmál is a list of nine heavenly realms provided by Snorri, including, from the nethermost to the highest, Vindblain ( also Heidthornir or Hregg-Mimir ), Andlang, Vidblain, Vidfedmir, Hrjod, Hlyrnir, Gimir, Vet-Mimir and Skatyrnir which " stands higher than the clouds, beyond all worlds.

The account is documented in the Skáldskaparmál, in the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson.

In the Skáldskaparmál section of the Prose Edda Snorri specifies Níðhöggr as a serpent in a list of names of such creatures:

Later in Skáldskaparmál, Snorri includes Níðhöggr in a list of various terms and names for swords.

The Skáldskaparmál, in which Snorri relates the fight between Thor and Hrungnir, mentions a very different cause, and Þjóðólfr of Hvinir's Haustlöng only describes the fight without giving the reason for it.

In Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál, Jörð ( as the personified earth ) is called the rival of Odin's wife Frigg and his other giantess concubines, Rindr and Gunnlöd, the mother-in-law of Sif, Thor's wife, daughter of Nótt, and sister of Auðr and Dagr.

Snorri Sturluson confirms it ( Gylfaginning,, Skáldskaparmál, ).

* In the Skáldskaparmál section of Snorri Sturluson's Edda Snorri brings in the ancient king Halfdan the Old who is the father of nine sons whose names are all words meaning ' king ' or ' lord ' in Old Norse and nine other sons who are the forefathers of various royal lineages, including " Yngvi, from whom the Ynglings are descended ".

The myth related in the poem is also preserved in prose form by Snorri Sturluson in the Skáldskaparmál and a looser analogue is found in Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum.

In the part of Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál which is called the Kálfsvísa, the name Weohstan appears in its Old Norse form Vésteinn.

The battle of Högni and Heðinn is recorded in several medieval sources, including the skaldic poem Ragnarsdrápa, Skáldskaparmál ( section 49 ), and Gesta Danorum: king Högni's daughter, Hildr, is kidnapped by king Heðinn.

In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, means of referring to Jörð are provided, including " daughter of Nótt ".

In the Skáldskaparmál and in Ragnarsdrápa, it is related that once when Hǫgni was away, his daughter Hildr was kidnapped by a prince named Heðinn, the son of Hjarrandi ( O. E.

According to Skáldskaparmál, Víðarr was one of the twelve presiding male gods seated in their thrones at a banquet for the visiting Ægir.

In the book Skáldskaparmál, Iðunn is mentioned in its first chapter ( numbered as 55 ) as one of eight ásynjur ( goddesses ) sitting in their thrones at a banquet in Asgard for Ægir.

According to Skáldskaparmál, the gods Odin, Loki and Hœnir set out one day on a journey, traveling through mountains and wilderness until they were in need of food.

It is also mentioned in the Lay of Hyndla and in Skáldskaparmál where Eiríkr the Wise was one of its members.

Fornjót is listed as a giant ( jötun ) in one of the thulur sometimes included in editions of the Skáldskaparmál.

The Skáldskaparmál names the founder of the Niflung lineage as Nefi, one of the second set of nine sons of Halfdan the Old who founded many famous legendary lineages.

In the book Skáldskaparmál, Iðunn is mentioned in its first chapter ( numbered as 55 ) as one of eight ásynjur ( goddesses ) sitting in their thrones at a banquet in Asgard for Ægir.

Additionally, Njörðr is used in kennings for " warrior " or " warriors " various times in Skáldskaparmál.

Sigyn is introduced as a goddess, an ásynja, in the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, where the gods are holding a grand feast for the visiting Ægir, and in kennings for Loki: " husband of Sigyn ", " cargo of incantation-fetter's arms ", and in a passage quoted from the 9th-century Haustlöng, " the burden of Sigyn's arms ".

In the Prose Edda, Sif is mentioned once in the Prologue, in chapter 31 of Gylfaginning, and in Skáldskaparmál as a guest at Ægir's feast, the subject of a jötunn's desire, as having her hair shorn by Loki, and in various kennings.

In the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Mímir's name appears in various kennings.

He is called Loki or Loptr, son of the jötunn Fárbauti ; his mother is Laufey or Nál ; his brothers they are Býleistr and Helblindi .< ref > Gylfaginning ; the kennings for Loki in Skáldskaparmál include the same information: son Fárbauta ok Laufeyjar, Nálar, bróður Býleists ok Helblinda-" son of Fárbauti and Laufey ( Nál ), brother of Býleist and Helblindi.

Syn also appears in two kennings used in works recorded in Skáldskaparmál ; once for " jötunn " (" hearth-stone-Syn ") in Þórsdrápa by Eilífr Goðrúnarson, and for " woman " (" Syn of soft necklace-stand ") in a work attributed to Steinar.

In the Epilogue section of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, a euhemerized monologue equates Fenrisúlfr to Pyrrhus, attempting to rationalize that " it killed Odin, and Pyrrhus could be said to be a wolf according to their religion, for he paid no respect to places of sanctuary when he killed the king in the temple in front of Thor's altar.

" Fenrir " appears twice in verse as a common noun for a " wolf " or " warg " in chapter 58 of Skáldskaparmál, and in chapter 56 of the book Háttatal.

In chapter 5 of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, Hel is mentioned in a kenning for Baldr (" Hel's companion ").

Njörðr is introduced in Skáldskaparmál within a list of 12 Æsir attending a banquet held for Ægir.

In chapter 16 of the book Skáldskaparmál, a kenning given for Loki is " relative of Sleipnir.

In chapter 55 of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál, different names for the gods are given.

Sif also appears in Skáldskaparmál listed as a heiti for " earth ", appears in a kenning for a gold-keeping woman, and once for Hildr.

The einherjar receive a final mention in the Prose Edda in chapter 2 of the book Skáldskaparmál, where a quote from the anonymous 10th century poem Eiríksmál is provided ( see the Fagrskinna section below for more detail and another translation from another source ):

In Skáldskaparmál, Odin worked for Baugi while in disguise in an effort to obtain the mead of poetry, which was possessed by Suttungr at the time.

Elsewhere in Skáldskaparmál, Lofn appears in a kenning for " woman " in a work by the skald Ormr Steinþórsson.