LOKI

lōˈkē, Norse giant (or deity) who personified evil. He hated the gods of Asgard and continually sought to overthrow them. His worst exploit was the murder of Balder, for which he was punished by Thor. It was prophesied that when Ragnarok (the doom of the gods) occurs, Loki, with the aid of his monstrous children—the Fenris wolf, the Midgard serpent, and the goddess Hel—would lead the enemies of heaven.

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books on: Loki  - 395 results

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Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
Book by Vicki K. Janik, Emmanuel S. Nelson; Greenwood Press, 1998
Subjects: Comedians--Bibliography, Comedians--Biography, Comedy--Bio-Bibliography, Drama--Bio-Bibliography, Fiction, Fools And Jesters In Literature, Fools And Jesters--Bibliography
Like other tricksters, Loki offers both aggravations and benefits...boon or benefit. For instance, one time Loki stole Sifs long golden tresses, about...her spouse, immediately insisted that Loki replace the hair. To do so, Loki persuaded...
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Gods, Heroes and Kings: The Battle for Mythic Britain
Book by Christopher R. Fee, David A. Leeming; Oxford University Press, 2001
Subjects: British Literature--History And Criticism, Christianity And Other Religions--Great Britain, Literature, Medieval--History And Criticism, Mythology, British, Mythology, Celtic--Great Britain
could fairly say that myths involving Loki contain four main themes, although some...contrasting themes simultaneously. In some myths Loki appears as a merry prankster, a figure...seem driven by a malicious undercurrent. Loki as Merry Prankster: The Shearing of Sif...
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Teaching Secondary School Literacies with ICT
Book by Moira Monteith; Open University Press, 2005
Subjects: Literacy--Computer-Assisted Instruction, Literacy--Study And Teaching (Secondary)--Data Processing
...narratives. For example: <NEMESIS> im always following you loki <Loki> pulls out his rocket launcher <NEMESIS> where ever you go ill be behind you firing a rocket launcher <Loki> loads his ice rockets <NEMESIS> chuckles <Loki...
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Oedipus Borealis: The Aberrant Body in Old Icelandic Myth and Saga
Book by Lois Bragg; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2004
Subjects: Heroes In Literature, People With Disabilities In Literature, Sagas--History And Criticism
As a culture-hero, Loki seems, from the surviving myths, a rather...hero is typically a staider figure than Loki, as we have seen in the char- acter...Greek figures have much in common with Loki, and the parallels were drawn first in...
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Mythology in Our Midst: A Guide to Cultural References
Book by Amy T. Peterson, David J. Dunworth; Greenwood Press, 2004
Subjects: Civilization, Modern, Mythology, European
...plain wrong. His anger began to turn toward Loki for having tricked the horse. He spoke of...slowly each of them shared his anger with Loki. They shared the guilt and anger for a season while Loki was mysteriously absent. As the gods were...
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journal articles on: Loki  - 46 results

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Baldrs Draumar and the Generic Turn
Journal article by Mats Malm; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 76, 2004
Subjects: Norse mythology--Research
...komit manna meirr aptr a vit, er lauss Loki lidr or bondom oc ragna roc riufendr koma...more men will come to visit me, until Loki is loose, escaped from his bonds, and...which of course is Lokasenna, in which Loki, representing the giants, scorns the...
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What Has Baldr to Do with Lamech? the Lethal Shot of a Blind Man in Old Norse Myth and Jewish Exegetical Traditions
Journal article by Heather O'Donoghue; Medium Aevum, Vol. 72, 2003
Subjects: Beowulf (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)--Comparative method, Jewish literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Scandinavian literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...but the malevolent and unpredictable Loki discovers that Frigg has not had the foresight...to worry about. Snorri continues: And Loki took mistletoe and plucked it and went...circle of people, for he was blind. Then Loki said to him, Why are you not shooting...
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Myth as Therapy: The Usefulness of Brymskvida
Journal article by John Mckinnell; Medium Aevum, Vol. 69, 2000
Subjects: Brymskvida (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poetry, Medieval--Analysis, Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poets--History
...not for his own use, but only so that Loki can use it on his behalf (Brymskvida 3...2); he shows childish impatience when Loki returns (Brymskvida 10, 3-8); and...must adopt (Brymskvida 15-16), and Loki volunteers to transform himself into a...
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Grendel's Glof: Beowulf Line 2085 Reconsidered
Journal article by Andrew M. Pfrenger; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 87, 2008
...their journey to the fortress of Utgarda-loki when they stumble upon a large hall in...Skrymir, in the story of Thor and Utgarda-Loki." (40) Laborde seems to have used Thorpes...the giant Geirrod, who has arranged with Loki to trick Thor into coming without his hammer...
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The Building of the City Walls: Troy and Asgard
Journal article by Joseph Fontenrose; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 96, 1983
Subjects: Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs
...the sun and moon. Naturally they blamed Loki for their plight and threatened him with...cheating the mason out of his reward. Loki took the form of a lovely mare, and that...driving his horse forth to fetch stones, Loki ran out of a nearby wood and whinnied...
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magazine articles on: Loki  - 25 results

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Breaking Contract under Fire
Magazine article by Eric A. Patterson; Infantry, Vol. 89, January 1999
Subjects: Military engagements, Military strategy, Mogadishu Somalia, Urban areas
...the separate company objectives were LOKI and THOR (Figure 3). My role in this...intersection between and on the south side of LOKI and THOR. My small team was in radio contact...Company C, moved along ASGARD to approach LOKI from the south. No vehicles moved with...
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Trickster Teachers: It Takes a Thoughtful Dance to Ensure That Environmental Education Is as Just and Inclusive as It Needs to Be
Magazine article by Alison Neilson; Alternatives Journal, Vol. 33, November 2007
Subjects: Environmental education--Curricula, Environmental education--Study and teaching
...is my job. Hee-hee! Look at me dance. And stop labelling me "Coyote." Maybe I wannabe Loki. Maybe you should just dance with me. A: Okay, Loki ... What do you mean? Shouldnt I teach about Africville or Kanesatake, or the Chipko Movement...
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False Promise of Slave Redemption: Some Africans and Westerners Say That the Battle against Slavery in Sudan Is Being Undercut by a Humanitarian Effort - the Practice of Buying Freedom for the Slaves
Magazine article by Richard Miniter; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 284, July 1999
Subjects: International relief--Sudan, Slavery--Sudan, Sudan--Social aspects
...and the local headquarters of the UNs World Food Program. From Loki, as it is called, giant Hercules cargo planes carry tons of...surrounding her brain. Could we take her to the hospital in Loki? her family asked. The plane was half empty. The pilot radioed...
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Why We Do What We Do at Christmas
Magazine article; The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 265, November 1993
Subjects: Christmas, History, Social life & customs
...her request she overlooked the insignificant little mistletoe. Loki, the god of destruction, disguised as an old woman, visited...manner of missiles at Baldur, and all were turned aside. But Loki, with an arrow made of mistletoe, pierced Baldurs heart. In...
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Sowing Seeds of Peace in Sudan: Can Reconciliation Bloom in a Strife-torn Land?
Magazine article by Alan L; The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, Vol. XIX, April 30, 2000
Subjects: Conferences, Government, Human relations, International relations, Interpersonal communication, Lowrey, Bill, Peace, Personal relationships, Religion, Sudan
...the NSCC and Lowrey assembled 20 leaders from the two tribes at Loki on the border of Kenya and Sudan in June 1998. The atmosphere...How to get started at that first conference of sworn enemies at Loki? Lowrey pulled out a long piece of rope, and stretched it out...
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Pet Rescuer; Loki, the 6ft Canine with Webbed Paws and Dogged Determination, Becomes Red Cross Water Team's Latest Recruit
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 11, 2010
Subjects: Dogs, International Committee of the Red Cross--Recruiting
Pet Rescuer; Loki, the 6ft Canine with Webbed Paws and Dogged...is no ordinary action hero. In fact, Loki - the latest recruit to Scotlands Red Cross...lives. Owner Colin Lindsay explained that Loki virtually chose his own career. The Red...
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Loki Win Sees Ainsworth Sail off with Title and Car
Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), August 30, 2010
Subjects: Audi Australia Proprietary Ltd., Automobile industry, Automobiles
Loki Win Sees Ainsworth Sail off with Title and...the talented helmsman Gordon Maguire steered Loki to victory in the Grand Prix series at Hamilton...dock at Hamilton Island Marina before the Loki crew were back in a huddle planning their...
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Loki Winging His Way Back; Welcome for Former Falcon
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), January 5, 2008
Subjects: Basketball (Professional), Professional basketball
Loki Winging His Way Back; Welcome for Former...not do anything too special. Former Falcon Loki Crichton comes back to the North East with...dazzling skills tomorrow. Fletcher said: "Loki is an outstanding player, and someone I rate...
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Loki Recalled to Boss Backline
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), February 22, 2007
Loki Recalled to Boss Backline. Byline: By Nick Purewal Loki Crichton will play fly-half against Wasps tomorrow night...Toby at 12, so weve got all the confidence in the world in Loki. "Hes a really exciting runner, with great feet and a...
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Loki Locks Up Race Week a Race Early
Newspaper article; The Daily Mercury (Mackay, Australia), August 28, 2010
Loki Locks Up Race Week a Race Early. Byline: Ian Grant YACHTING: Stephen Ainsworths Loki won the prestigious Audi Hamilton Island Race...the Rolex Middle Sea race in 2007. His new Loki has now proved to be the most consistent on...
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encyclopedia articles on: Loki  - 6 results

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1.
Loki
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LOKI lo ke, Norse giant (or deity) who personified evil. He hated the gods of...Thor. It was prophesied that when Ragnarok (the doom of the gods) occurs, Loki, with the aid of his monstrous children the Fenris wolf, the Midgard serpent...
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Germanic Religion
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...irrational forces of the universe. It was prophesied that at Ragnarok , the doom of the gods, the forces of evil and darkness led by Loki and his brood of monsters, would attack the gods of Asgard. After a ferocious battle, in which most of the gods and giants...
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Fenris
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FENRIS see Loki . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Ragnarok
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...would be destroyed. Then the gods of Asgard, led by Odin, would clash with the devastating forces of evil and chaos, led by Loki and the giants. After a fierce battle the universe itself would be destroyed by fire and a new golden age would appear, ruled...
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Balder
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...mother extracted oaths from all things in nature not to harm her son, but neglected the mistletoe. According to one legend Loki gave a dart of mistletoe to the blind god Hoder and aimed it for him at Balder, who was killed by it. The gods grieved inconsolably...
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