According to Norse mythology, the god Odin ... Upon arrival, the warriors are greeted by Bragi, a divine skald (poet) who may have been a real person, the 9th-century skald Bragi Boddason ...

On a less tangible level, the Bragi carries one more connection to its namesake. The Norse god is also associated with eloquence, a trait you’d better have when toting a conversation-starting knife ...

Hermod is the younger form of Hermoder, who was the son of the Norse god Odin, while Bragi is named after the Norse god of poetry whose name means “the best, foremost.” Vor might have been ...

In the original Norwegian, Bragi is spelled Brage (pronounced BROG-eh). Damion Searls, Fosse’s translator, is responsible for the new vowel. Brage is the Norse god of poetry, something Searls ...