Lokasenna

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Lokasenna is an Old Norse mythological poem in which the trickster god Loki insults and exposes the secrets of the other gods during a feast.

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Lokasenna canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eddic poem
Old Norse poem
mythological poem
associatedWith Loki
centralTheme conflict among the gods
honor and shame
verbal contest
containsMotif banishment of Loki
feast of the gods
flyting
culture medieval Icelandic literature
describesEvent Loki’s quarrel with the gods
featuresCharacter Beyla
Bragi
Byggvir
Freyja
Freyr
Frigg
Gefjon
Heimdall
surface form: Heimdallr

Idunn
Loki
Njord
surface form: Njörðr

Odin
Sif
Skadi
Thor
Tyr’s wife
Týr
Ægir
genre mythological poetry
hasTitleMeaning “Loki’s Quarrel”
language Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse
literaryForm dialogue
dramatic exchange
meter fornyrðislag
mythologicalCycle Æsir gods cycle
narrativeFocus Loki’s insults against the gods
revelation of the gods’ secrets
originatesFrom Iceland
partOf Poetic Edda
preservedIn Codex Regius
relatedWork Hárbarðsljóð
Skáldskaparmál
Völuspá
setting Ægir’s hall
timeOfComposition 13th century or earlier
tradition Norse mythology

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Poetic Edda contains Lokasenna
Tyr mentionedIn Lokasenna
Frigg sourceText Lokasenna
Sif mentionedIn Lokasenna
Idunn appearsInStory Lokasenna
Víðarr appearsIn Lokasenna
Týr mentionedIn Lokasenna
Skaði mentionedIn Lokasenna
Skírnismál relatedWork Lokasenna