Ægir
The sea-god who hosts the feast in Lokasenna; his hall becomes the place where the gods answer Loki.
Overview
Ægir’s role in this poem is simple and crucial: he sets the feast, so every conflict is heard in one hall. Loki still addresses him when leaving, making the flyting not an abstract divine dispute but a dinner that has gone off the rails before its host.
Key facts
Sets the feast
The introductory prose says Ægir gives an ale-feast for the gods.
Place in this poem
This record follows only the feast scene in Lokasenna and does not attach other traditions.
Relationships
- Lokihosts the feast for
Ægir’s feast becomes the setting for Loki’s conflict with the gods.
- Lokileaves the feast of
Loki acknowledges Thor’s fighting skill and leaves Ægir’s hall.
- Thorasks to bring a kettle
Ægir needs a great kettle for the gods’ feast.
- Thorbrings the kettle to
Thor brings Hymir’s kettle to the gods’ council, enabling Ægir’s feast.
- Hymir’s Cauldronuses for ale
The gods can drink with this kettle in Ægir’s hall.
Story appearances
- Lokasenna: Ægir’s FeastFeast figure in Lokasenna
The sea-god who hosts the feast in Lokasenna; his hall becomes the place where the gods answer Loki.
- Hymiskvitha: Kettle, Serpent, and FeastFigure, object, or place in Hymiskvitha
The sea-god who hosts the feast in Lokasenna; his hall becomes the place where the gods answer Loki.
Ancient sources
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