Loki in Rímur Poetry:
Rímur poetry probably provides our best evidence in favour of an identification of Lóðurr with Loki (see „Lokrur, Lóðurr and Late Evidence“ by Haukur Þorgeirsson), but the contents are still little known despite the recent appearence of some translations (Þrymlur by Lee Colwill and Haukur Þorgeirsson, and the first two parts of Lokrur by Ellis B. Wylie), which conveniently are the two rímur that feature Loki as a character. The names Loki, Loptr and Lóður are used interchangeably in these poems (Lóðurr is the earlier form of the name and Lóður the later). Few people have studied rímur due to earlier scholars considering them to be artless and exaggerated, but Haukur Þorgeirsson has offered a defence and appreciation of the rímur poets‘ artistry („List í Lokrum“) and hopefuly these texts will begin to attract greater attention. Below I will list the kennings for Loki found in these poems. There is a strong tendency to describe him as Odin‘s servant (as does Sörla þáttr).
Þrymlur:
I:19: garpurinn bragða: the man of tricks
I:21: Fjölnis þjónn: Fjölnir‘s (Odin‘s) servant (also found in Lokrur I:7)
I:21: Óðins þræll: Odin‘s thrall
III:2: slægr þrællinn Óðins: the sly thrall of Odin
III:12: nála burr: son of needles (usually amended to Nálar burr: Nál‘s son)
Lokrur:
I:5: þræll Þundar: Þundr‘s (Odin‘s) thrall
I:6: Nálar niðr: Nál‘s son/relative
I:14: Hænis vinr: Hoenir‘s friend
III:21: arfi Fárbauta: Fárbauti´s heir
Lokrur also features several insults directed at him. In I:9 Thor calls him „bikkja“ (bitch, or possibly mare), while he is twice referred to as „skauð“ (Cleasby-Vigfússon glosses this as poltroon): in I:15 by the poet and in III:16 by Útgarða-Loki.
I know nothing about rímur poetry, but I have to share this because op mentioned my friend Lee.
















