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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7858425" data-attributes="member: 58172">I finally tracked down a textual source for the tradition that Loki and Óðinn are blood brothers. It is in Loka·senna.Loki said.Óðinn, do you remember that (time),(in) which we two blended blood togetherin early days?Loki kvað:Mantu þat, Óðinn,er vit í árdagablendum blóði saman?By this commingling of blood, Óðinn ritually adopts Loki as a sibling, now sharing the same blood of a single family. This Norse custom legally and formally adopts Loki, making Loki a member of the clan of æsir.Elsewhere in Skáld·skapar·mál, Loki is poetically referred to as &quot;the brother of Hel·blindi&quot;, where Helblindi is a nickname of Óðinn.In sum, Loki and Óðinn are legally adopted brothers. Thus Loki is the uncle of Þórr.Óðinn is more prominent in Denmark, Þórr is more prominent in Norway, and Freyr is more prominent in Sweden.Norwegians perceive Óðinn to be treacherous, even evil. His encounters with humans end badly for the humans. In Norway during the Viking Period, there are virtually zero placenames named after him, as opposed to the many hundreds of placenames named after Þórr, Freyr, Njǫrðr, and Ullr. In Norway, Óðinn is insignificant.Between the pair of them, Óðinn and Loki, both are ethically ambiguous. In D&amp;D versions, Þórr, Óðinn, and Loki, can easily be lawful good, true neutral, and chaotic evil, respectively.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 7858425, member: 58172"] I finally tracked down a textual source for the tradition that Loki and Óðinn are blood brothers. It is in Loka·senna. Loki said. Óðinn, do you remember that (time), (in) which we two blended blood together in early days? Loki kvað: Mantu þat, Óðinn, er vit í árdaga blendum blóði saman? By this commingling of blood, Óðinn ritually adopts Loki as a sibling, now sharing the same blood of a single family. This Norse custom legally and formally adopts Loki, making Loki a member of the clan of æsir. Elsewhere in Skáld·skapar·mál, Loki is poetically referred to as "the brother of Hel·blindi", where Helblindi is a nickname of Óðinn. In sum, Loki and Óðinn are legally adopted brothers. Thus Loki is the uncle of Þórr. Óðinn is more prominent in Denmark, Þórr is more prominent in Norway, and Freyr is more prominent in Sweden. Norwegians perceive Óðinn to be treacherous, even evil. His encounters with humans end badly for the humans. In Norway during the Viking Period, there are virtually zero placenames named after him, as opposed to the many hundreds of placenames named after Þórr, Freyr, Njǫrðr, and Ullr. In Norway, Óðinn is insignificant. Between the pair of them, Óðinn and Loki, both are ethically ambiguous. In D&D versions, Þórr, Óðinn, and Loki, can easily be lawful good, true neutral, and chaotic evil, respectively. [/QUOTE]

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