Bragi
Sign in to saveright|thumb|Bragi is shown with a harp and accompanied by his wife Iðunn in this 19th-century painting by [[Nils Blommér.]] Bragi (Old Norse) is a figure in Norse mythology, and the god of poetry according to Snorri. The Prose Edda, Lokasenna and Grettis saga all portray him as the husband of the goddess Iðunn.
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- Etymology
- Attestations
- Poetic Edda
- ''Grímnismál''
- ''Lokasenna''
- ''Sigrdrífumál''
- Prose Edda
- ''Gylfaginning''
- ''Skáldskaparmál''
- Skaldic poetry
- Interpretations
- Deified human skald
- Personification of praise-poetry
- Fertility god
- Skalds named Bragi
- Bragi Boddason
- Bragi son of Hálfdan the Old
- Bragi Högnason
- In popular culture
- References
- Primary sources
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
right|thumb|Bragi is shown with a harp and accompanied by his wife Iðunn in this 19th-century painting by [[Nils Blommér.]] Bragi (Old Norse) is a figure in Norse mythology, and the god of poetry according to Snorri. The Prose Edda, Lokasenna and Grettis saga all portray him as the husband of the goddess Iðunn.
In skaldic poetry, Bragi appears as a resident of Valhalla who welcomes fallen kings. In Snorri's Prose Edda, Bragi is presented as a god of poetry, renowned for eloquence among the gods (Æsir). In the Poetic Edda, Bragi is only sparsely attested: he is named as "the most pre-eminent of poets" in Grímnismál; appears among the gods at Ægir's feast in Lokasenna, where he exchanges insults with Loki and is defended by his wife Iðunn; and is mentioned in connection with runes in Sigrdrífumál.