Whether Bragi the god originally arose as a deified version of Bragi Boddason was much debated in the 19th century, especially by the German scholars Eugen Mogk and Sophus Bugge.

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.

Iðunn says that she won't say words of blame in Ægir's hall, and affirms that she quietened Bragi, who was made talkative by beer, and that she doesn't want the two of them to fight.

According to the section, once, late in the evening, Bragi was driving through " a certain forest " when a troll woman aggressively asked him who he was, in the process describing herself:

At a point in dialogue between the skaldic god Bragi and Ægir, Snorri himself begins speaking of the myths in euhemeristic terms and states that the historical equivalent of Víðarr was the Trojan hero Aeneas who survived the Trojan War and went on to achieve " great deeds ".

In the Old Norse Eiríksmál it is Sigmund and his nephew Sinfjötli (= Fitela ) who are sent to greet the dead King Eirík Bloodaxe and welcome him to Valhalla while in the Hákonarmál it is Bragi and Hermóðr who are sent to greet King Hákon the Good in the same situation, potentially suggesting an equivalence between the two was seen.

Drummer Siggi ( Sigtryggur ) Baldursson was a member of þeyr, and Einar Örn Benediktsson and Bragi Olafsson formed a punk band called Purrkur Pillnikk.

The bragarfull " promise-cup " or bragafull " best cup " or " chieftain's cup " ( compare Bragi ) was in Norse culture a particular drinking from a cup or drinking horn on ceremonial occasions, often involving the swearing of oaths when the cup or horn was drunk by a chieftain or passed around and drunk by those assembled.

Bragi the Old gamli was king of Valdres and father of Agnar, father of Álf, father of Eirík ( Eiríkr ), father of Hild ( Hildr ) the mother of Halfdan the Generous, the father of Gudröd ( Guðrǫðr ) the Hunter, father of Halfdan the Black, father of Harald Fairhair.

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.

Landnámabók says that Bragi was married to Lopthœna the daughter of Erpr lútandi, another skald who served the Swedish king Eysteinn Beli.

It is attributed to the oldest known skald, Bragi Boddason, who lived in the 9th century, and was composed for the Swedish king Björn at Haugi.

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 the 9th century the first instances of skaldic poetry also appear with the skalds Bragi Boddason, Þjóðólfr of Hvinir and the court poets of Harald Fairhair.

In both sources, she is described as the wife of the skaldic god Bragi, and in the Prose Edda, also as a keeper of apples and granter of eternal youthfulness.

The form bragafull ( but not bragarfull ) can also be interpreted as ' Bragi's cup ', referring to the Bragi, god of poetry, though no special connection to Bragi appears in any of the sources.

In 1986 Bragi also launched his writing career, publishing his first book, a poetry volume called Dragsúgur ( Draught ).

In various kennings Snorri also describes Heimdall, Bragi, Tyr and Höd as sons of Odin, information that appears nowhere else in the Edda.

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

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.

It also appears in Bragi Boddason's Ragnarsdrápa, in the Völsunga saga and in Gesta Danorum.

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.

In the Prose Edda Snorri Sturluson quotes many stanzas attributed to Bragi Boddason the old ( Bragi Boddason inn gamli ), a court poet who served several Swedish kings, Ragnar Lodbrok, Östen Beli and Björn at Hauge who reigned in the first half of the 9th century.

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.

Bragi divorced his wife – who happened to be the twin sister of Siggi's wife – and married Einar Örn, making their union the first openly gay marriage in pop music.

In his Edda Snorri Sturluson quotes many stanzas attributed to Bragi Boddason the old ( Bragi Boddason inn gamli ), a court poet who served several Swedish kings, Ragnar Lodbrok, Östen Beli and Björn at Hauge who reigned in the first half of the ninth century.

" Loki Taunts Bragi " ( 1908 ) by W. G. Collingwood.

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.

Loki then gives a greeting to all gods and goddesses who are in the hall save to Bragi.

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.

When Bragi's wife Iðunn attempts to calm Bragi, Loki accuses her of embracing her brother's slayer, a reference to matters that have not survived.

Loki taunts Bragi ( 1908 ) by W. G. Collingwood

Loki does not respond to Bragi directly, but instead directs his attention to Odin, and states:

Prior to drinking, Loki declaims a toast to the gods, with a specific exception for Bragi.

" Loki responds that Bragi will always be short of all of these things, accusing him of being " wary of war " and " shy of shooting.

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.

The goddess Iðunn interrupts, asking Bragi, as a service to his relatives and adopted relatives, not to say words of blame to Loki in Ægir's hall.

Before Loki drains his draught, he utters a toast to the gods but pointedly excludes Bragi from it.

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.

In stanzas 16, 17, and 18, dialog occurs between Loki and Iðunn after Loki has insulted Bragi.