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Heathen Folklore - Tales from the Norse Shadows #2
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Loki's Poisonous Words: The Cost of Jealousy, a Feast of Pride and Punishment
In this episode, Ulfhedinn Odinson narrates the Norse mythology tale of Lokasenna set during a feast hosted by the giant Aegir. Gods like Odin, Frigg, Bragi, and others attend, but Thor is absent. The trickster god Loki, driven by jealousy, kills a servant named Fimafeng. After being banished, Loki returns and engages in a verbal duel with the gods. The conflict escalates until Thor intervenes. Loki is eventually punished by being bound to a stalagmite with venom dripping onto his face. The episode explores themes of pride, jealousy, moral corruption and consequences.
Pour yourself a horn of mead and settle in for a wild ride through ancient myths where strength can deceive you.
Music by Pillars Of Valhalla (Viking Ethnic) StudioKolomna
Written and Narrated by Richard Chew 2025
Edited and produced by Emma Swailes of The Bell Witch Podcast 2025 https://linktr.ee/friendlygreenwitch
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Introduction by Hulfurdin Odinson
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Hail and well met. May the gods be with you on this fine eve. Brothers and sisters, sons and daughters of Allfather,
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Hulfurdin, Odinson, welcome you back to my stead. Come, please sit with me once again by the fire. Allow its warming embrace.
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Drink deep of fine mead as I, your heathen scowl, take you on another journey of prose and mystery.
The Tale of Loka Sena Begins
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As we turn the dust-laden pages of the Eddas, today's tale is one of fear, pride,
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A ritual battle of wits and words and ultimately fate. This is the story of Loka Sena.
Aegir's Feast
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A prologue sets the scene. huge feast is set, held in a hall which stood as a place of sanctuary. The host of this feast, a giant by the name of Aegir, he stood as the personification of the sea, a natural force with an indifference to both good and evil.
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His penchant for brewing fine ale which flowed like the very waters which would become his legacy. Among those in attendance were Odin, chieftain of the gods,
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His wife Frigg, weaver of the skies. Bragi, Scaldic God of poetry. His wife Aydan, goddess of rejuvenation and youth.
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tear The Maimed, Scadi, goddess of winter and the hunt. Freya, almighty Vanir of love, sex and cedar magic.
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Heimdall, the ever vigilant guardian. Yes, the hall was indeed full on this day with gods, giants and elves alike. One who was not in attendance, the god of thunder, Thor, who busied himself hunting trolls on the eastern road.
Conflict Unfolds with Loki
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Amidst the scene of rambunctious joy and frivolity, however, a foul mist born of envy was about to befall that day. This loathsome jealousy belonged only to the forked-tongued bastard god himself, the trickster born of the giants, Loki.
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Aegir, who had his two servants, Femitheng and Eldir, welcomed the guests. He heaped praise upon the two. And in a fit of jealous rage, Loki slew the servant Femur Feng, provoking the ire of the gods.
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Killed in cold blood, subsequently was driven away from the hall to the very solace of the woods. A tense exchange began between Loki and Eldir, the remaining servant then ensued.
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Speak now, Eldir, for not one step further shall thou fare. What ale talk here do they have within, the sons of these glorious gods?
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Inshall I go into the Aegir's hall, for the feast I fain would see, Baal and hatred I bring to the gods, and their mead with venom I mix.
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Eldir then spoke, If in thou goest into Aegir's hall, and fain the feast would see, and with slander and spite would sprinkle the gods,
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Think well, lest they wipe it on thee. Loki re-enters the hall. Everyone inside falls silent. Loki introduces himself with the requests of hospitality.
Battle of Wits—Loki's Flighting
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Bragi, the poet god, sneers at such arrogance. And his is the first to reply. You may not have a seat on behalf of the gods, Loki.
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Loki ignores Bragi and instead addresses the god of the gods himself, Odin. Allfather, you forget our oath, almighty raven bearer?
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Need I remind you of our blood brotherhood? We swore neither of us is to drink ale unless it be served to us both. His hand forced, and indeed a god of his word, reluctantly commands his son Vidar to sacrifice his place.
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Loki, with horn in hand, proposes a toast. Hail to the Aesir and ye all holy gods, except for you, Bragi.
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to repay his insult, Bragi offers gifts of compensation to Loki if in agreement that he would refrain from angering the gods. Loki responds to the accusation with a proposal of a formal flighting.
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That is a series of one-to-one verbal duels. Let the war of words commence and the verbal jousting begin. Loki speaks first.
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Valiant on thy seat art thou, Braggy? ah But so shouldst not be. Braggy, the bench is pride. Go and fight if thou art angry.
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a brave man sits not considering. Before a chance to retort, Aydon, wife of Bragi, intervenes. I pray thee, Bragi, speak not to Loki in reproachal words in Aegir's hall.
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Be silent, Aydon. Of all women I declare thee most fond of men. Thy arms carefully washed, distwine around my brother's killer.
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Gervywn, the agricultural goddess, intervenes. Why will you twain with the Aesir? You are deluded, indeed urged on by fate.
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Be silent, Gyrvjwn. You a fair youth, thy mind corrupted. You plough with the same vigour of the very cattle you reside over. and angered Odin intervenes.
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You speak of sexual perversion. Are you not the one who acted for eight years as a milkmaid, underground, having given birth to children? Be silent, Odin.
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Your depravity is well known across the nine realms. A wandering seeress who knocked upon many a door. A truly base nature you hold.
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You too, Tyr. Does your hand still reside in the jaws of the great wolf? Ha ha ha ha ha. nor rag nor penny ever given from this injury, poor wretch.
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You too, Freya, your promiscuity surpasses that of Idun's, selling your body to the pleasure of dwarves, but such a pretty necklace you did receive.
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You too, Heimdall, a loyal, obedient watchdog of the gods, with a wet, aching back thou must forever be.
Thor's Intervention and Loki's Punishment
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The flighting continues on and on and on, seemingly without end until a previously absent four bursts into the hall.
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Silence, thou impure being. My mighty hammer Mjolnir shall stop thy prattling. i will thy head from thy next strike. Then will thy life be ended.
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Loki rebuttals. I thought my nostrils detected stench. Lo, in has become the great son of the earth. Why threaten so loudly for?
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Will there be so fierce when pitted against the wolf Fenrir after he swallows your father up at Ragnarok? Cease your forked tongue, unmanly one, for I shall hurl thee upon and out to the east where men shall see thee no more.
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ah yes the same east road didst thou hide in the form of a giant's glove on your travels to utgada great one so mighty yeah not the strength to open the straps of scryme is mere wallet to bed hungry when thy meat thou mightiest could not get for now enraged with eyes aglow like red fire threatened to send Loki down to hell to meet with the gates of death upon realizing the impact of his sharp words and of his fear of the Thunder God Loki began to renounce his actions I have said to the gods and the sons of the God the things that have whetted my thoughts but before thee alone do I now go forth for thou fightest well
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wean. Loki's final words are a curse on Aegir and his possessions, one that perhaps anticipates the fires of Ragnarok.
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Loki departs from Aegir's hall, but would be followed swiftly by the wrath of the gods. Fleeing through the woods in a desperate attempt to hide from the exasperated pursuit from those he had scorned, Loki took the disguise of a salmon and hid in a nearby waterfall.
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Unfooled by his ship-shafing mischief, on this day the gods were not to be deceived. As punishment, they bound his body to a stalagmite, using the entrails of his own son.
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The goddess Skadi, queen of the hunt, suspended ah venomous snake high above Loki's face, Its fangs dripped venom down upon him, appropriately as such, for it was akin to the same bile that spewed from Loki's own venomous tongue.
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Writhed in anger, in great anguish, did the trickster god with a force that shook the very earth, and that is known to be called an earthquake.
Conclusion and Moral
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And thus our story concludes. with the final words, and there he lies till the destruction of the gods. The end. So what is the moral of this story?
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Quite simply, we all like to have a little fun sometimes. But if our fun comes at the expense and misery of others, be prepared to be met with consequences.
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When ego leads, failure follows close behind.
Preview of the Next Story
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I, Alford in Odinson, I thank you for our time shared together, oh brothers and sisters.
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Join me next time for the third and final part of my Triumvirate of Tales. A fable about a stonemason with a heart full of vengeance.
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And the destruction of Asgard, home of the gods. Until next time, in Odin's keep, my friends. Had the breath!