Bragi

Germanic deity

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Bragi is a figure in Norse mythology associated with poetry and eloquence. He is listed among the minor deities known as the Aesir. Unlike many other gods, there is no record of a cult dedicated to Bragi, leading some scholars to speculate that the god and the first recorded skald (poet), who also bore the name Bragi, might be the same individual. Information about Norse gods primarily comes from poetry composed late in the pagan era and from outside observers.12

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…rejuvenation and the wife of Bragi, the god of poetry. She was the keeper of the magic apples of immortality, which the gods must eat to preserve their youth. When, through the cunning of Loki, the trickster god, she and her apples were seized by the giant Thiassi and taken…
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…rejuvenation and the wife of Bragi, the god of poetry. She was the keeper of the magic apples of immortality, which the gods must eat to preserve their youth. When, through the cunning of Loki, the trickster god, she and her apples were seized by the giant Thiassi and taken…
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Germanic religion and mythology
Bragi
Bragi appears in later sources as the god of poetry and eloquence. It is remarkable that the first recorded skald, living in the 9th century, was also called Bragi. Since there is no record of a cult of the god Bragi, some have suspected…
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Bragi appears in later sources as the god of poetry and eloquence. It is remarkable that the first recorded skald, living in the 9th century, was also called Bragi. Since there is no record of a cult of the god Bragi, some have suspected…
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