Eldir
Sign in to savethumb | right | alt=An illustration to Lokasenna. | An illustration to Lokasenna. Eldir (Old Norse: , "fire-stoker") is a servant of Ægir in Norse mythology, and Loki's first verbal opponent in the poem Lokasenna (Loki's Flyting).
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It is catalogued under the topic Servants in Norse mythology.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Norse mythology
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- domestic worker
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- Lokasenna
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thumb | right | alt=An illustration to Lokasenna. | An illustration to Lokasenna. Eldir (Old Norse: , "fire-stoker") is a servant of Ægir in Norse mythology, and Loki's first verbal opponent in the poem Lokasenna (Loki's Flyting).
According to John Lindow, "Eldir fits the character type of the outer guardian, often a herdsman as in Skírnismál (11–16) with whom someone contends before entering a place for the main confrontation".
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