Bragi Boddason

Bragi Boddason
Drawing of Bragi by Carl Wahlbom
Drawing of Bragi by Carl Wahlbom
OccupationSkald
LanguageOld Norse
PeriodViking Age
Literary movementSkaldic poetry
Years activeEarly 9th century
Notable worksRagnarsdrápa

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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