What is Bragi the god of?
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poetry
Bragi is the master of the skaldic art: his words flow like music.
💡 Did you know? The Old Norse word for poetry, „bragr,“ is closely linked to his name.
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Whom does Bragi greet in Valhalla?
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the fallen warriors
Bragi welcomes the heroes arriving in Valhalla and sings of their deeds.
💡 Did you know? He is regarded as the husband of Iðunn, who keeps the apples of eternal youth.
Where did Bragi bear his runes, by legend?
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on his tongue
Bragi is said to have had runes carved on his tongue: the source of his unrivalled eloquence.
💡 Did you know? That is why he was the patron of the skalds, the Norse poets.
What is Norse verse art linked to?
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with the mead of poetry
Whoever drank the magical „mead of poetry“ became a poet: Bragi embodies this gift.
💡 Did you know? Odin himself stole the mead of poetry from the giants and brought it to the gods.
What does the name Bragi mean?
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„the finest, the best“
The name Bragi is linked to „bragr“: poetry and at the same time „the best.“
💡 Did you know? Perhaps a real early-medieval skald, Bragi Boddason, was later raised to godhood.
To which goddess is Bragi married?
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with Iðunn
Bragi is the husband of Iðunn, who keeps the apples of eternal youth.
💡 Did you know? So the art of the word (Bragi) is joined with eternal renewal (Iðunn).
What were the Norse court poets under Bragi's patronage called?
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the skalds
Praise-poets of kings and jarls.
💡 Did you know? “Bragr” was the word for poetry itself.
Which ceremonial cup was named after Bragi?
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the bragarfull
Great vows were sworn upon it.
💡 Did you know? First drink, then vow: such was the custom.
Whose son is Bragi usually held to be?
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Odin's
The poet god, son of the lord of the poetic mead.
💡 Did you know? Some see in him the deified skald Bragi Boddason.
Who insulted Bragi as a coward at the gods' feast?
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Loki
In the “Lokasenna”, the Edda's poem of insults.
💡 Did you know? Bragi offered sword and ring in amends: in vain.
From whose blood was the mead of poetry brewed?
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from Kvasir's
The wisest of all beings, slain by dwarves.
💡 Did you know? Mixed with honey it became the mead.
How does Bragi appear outwardly?
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as an old man with a long beard
In the north, wisdom wears a beard.
💡 Did you know? His name may lurk in the English “to brag”.
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