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Bragi, holding a harp, sings before his wife Iðunn (1895) by Lorenz Frølich. Bragi by Carl Wahlbom (1810–1858). Loki Taunts Bragi (1908) by W. G. Collingwood. Snorri Sturluson writes in the Gylfaginning after describing Odin, Thor, and Baldr: One is called Bragi: he is renowned for wisdom, and most of all for fluency of speech and skill ...
Bragi is known as "the Old" to distinguish him from a 12th-century skald, Bragi Hallsson. He was a member of a prominent family in southwestern Norway; [1] according to Landnámabók, he married Lopthœna, the daughter of Erpr lútandi, another skald, and among their descendants was the early 11th-century skald Gunnlaugr ormstunga. [2]
In chapter 10, "husband of Iðunn" is given as a means of referring to Bragi. [14] In chapter 86, means of referring to Iðunn are given: "wife of Bragi", "keeper of the apples", and her apples "the Æsir's age old cure". Additionally, in connection to the story of her abduction by Þjazi, she may be referred to as "Þjazi's booty".
Bersi Skáldtorfuson, in chains, composing poetry after he was captured by King Óláfr Haraldsson (illustration by Christian Krohg for an 1899 edition of Heimskringla). A skald, or skáld (Old Norse: ; Icelandic:, meaning "poet"), is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry in alliterative verse, the other being Eddic poetry.
Elton John doesn't include his own songs in his playlist! On Friday, Feb. 7, the "Rocket Man" singer, 77, appeared on The Scott Mills Breakfast Show which airs on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds ...
Bragi with his Harp. After his father died in 1828, he was forced to find employment as a teacher at the Royal Central Gymnastics Institute, which provided housing. It was there that he first met Ling. He was also exposed to the drawings of Fredric Westin, with whom he began to study that same year.
DAVOS, SWITZERLAND — JPMorgan Chase (), like the rest of the world, is scrambling to figure out what the start of Trump 2.0 means.The largest US bank set up a "war room" to comb through all of ...
At the very top of Billionaire Mountain, I stopped at The Peak House, a 22,000-square-foot estate that sold for $40 million in 2022. The Peak House is the highest residence on Red Mountain and ...