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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 '.
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.
Bragi is then mentioned, questioning how Odin knows that it is Eric and why Odin has let such a king die.
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 Odin's
Haakon expresses concern that he shall receive Odin's hate ( Lee Hollander theorizes this may be due to Haakon's conversion to Christianity from his native heathenism ), yet Bragi responds that he is welcome:

Bragi and son
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.

Bragi and clearly
Snorri Sturluson clearly distinguishes the god Bragi from the mortal skald Bragi Boddason whom he often mentions separately.

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 only
Bragi generously offers his sword, horse, and an arm ring as peace gift but Loki only responds by accusing Bragi of cowardice, of being the most afraid to fight of any of the Æsir and Elves within the hall.
Bragi responds that if they were outside the hall, he would have Loki's head, but Loki only repeats the accusation.

Bragi and some
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 and list
The origin of a number of kenningar are given and Bragi then delivers a systematic list of kenningar for various people, places, and things.
Tyr, Höd, and Bragi are conspicuously absent from this list, one reason to believe it is not from Snorri's hand.
Some manuscripts have a variant version of the list which adds Höd and Bragi to the end and replaces Yngvi-Frey with an otherwise unknown Ölldner or Ölner.

Bragi and sons
In various kennings Snorri also describes Heimdall, Bragi, Tyr and Höd as sons of Odin, information that appears nowhere else in the Edda.
Helgi kills both Högne, Bragi, Dag and Granmar's sons Hothbrodd, Gudmund and Starkad.

Bragi and Odin
Bragi tells the origin of the mead of poetry from the blood of Kvasir and how Odin obtained this mead.
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.
Bragi then tells how the Mead of Poetry, by way of the god Odin, ultimately came into the hands of mankind.
Odin speaks to Ragnar, telling him that the people of his village are safe in the hands of his servant Bragi.

Bragi and see
Bragi says that the Æsir once wrangled with the Vanir ( see Æsir – Vanir War ) but eventually came together to make peace.

Bragi and ).
" Bragi " by Carl Wahlbom ( 1810-1858 ).
In Bragi Boddason's Ragnarsdrápa, the Jötunn Hrungnir is called " thief of Þrúðr " ( Þrúðar þjófr ).
In 1986 Bragi also launched his writing career, publishing his first book, a poetry volume called Dragsúgur ( Draught ).
His poems have often been reprinted, the best editions being those of Le Monnier, Carducci ( 1859 ; 3rd ed., 1879 ), Fioretti ( 1876 ) and Bragi ( 1890 ).

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