Bragi Boddason
Viking Age Icelandic poet, warrior and farmer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bragi.
Bragi Boddason, known as Bragi the Old (Old Norse: Bragi hinn gamli) was a Norwegian skald active in the first half of the 9th century, the earliest known skald from whom verses have survived. Portions of his Ragnarsdrápa are preserved in Snorri Sturluson's Edda.
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Bragi Boddason | |
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Occupation | Skald |
Language | Old Norse |
Period | Viking Age |
Literary movement | Skaldic poetry |
Years active | Early 9th century |
Notable works | Ragnarsdrápa |
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