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One hero performs this action in a single night to create a “head-ransom” and thereby save himself from execution at the hands of Eric Bloodaxe. To shame a host who initially serves curd but brings out ale when the queen and king arrive, that hero performs this action and then causes a drinking horn to shatter during a retaliatory poisoning attempt. A “long-bearded” son of Odin who patronizes performers of this action is accused of being (15[1])a cowardly “adorner of benches” in the Lokasenna. At the age of 3, (*) Egil Skallagrimsson begins to perform this action. (10[2])The use of heiti in this action is discussed in its namesake second section of the Prose Edda. That conversation with Aegir also describes how inferior forms of this action (10[1])originated when Bolverk dropped a particular substance stolen from Suttungr. For 10 points, Bragi is the god of what practice, facilitated by a namesake mead? ■END■

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