Bragi Boddason
Bragi Boddason | |
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Drawing of Bragi by Carl Wahlbom | |
| Occupation | Skald |
| Language | Old Norse |
| Period | Viking Age |
| Literary movement | Skaldic poetry |
| Years active | Early 9th century |
| Notable works | Ragnarsdrápa |
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.