To men’s earthly dwellings.”
Hávamál (Thorpe’s tr.).
Idun
B. E. Ward
As men and gods owed the priceless gift to Odin, they were ever ready to express to him their gratitude, and they not only called it by his name, but they worshipped him as patron of eloquence, poetry, and song, and of all scalds.
The God of Music
Although Odin had thus won the gift of poetry, he seldom made use of it himself. It was reserved for his son Bragi, the child of Gunlod, to become the god of poetry and music, and to charm the world with his songs.
“White-bearded bard, ag’d
Bragi, his gold harp