In Norse mythology, Eldir, which means "fire-stoker" in Old Norse, serves as a servant to Ægir. In the opening of the poem Lokasenna, Loki kills another servant named Fimafeng and is subsequently banished from Ægir's hall into the forest by the assembled gods. When Loki returns, he encounters Eldir outside and engages in a hostile exchange of words with the servant before reentering the hall, where he intends to disrupt the festivities by mixing their mead with venom.
Here's a passage from Lokasenna featuring Loki and Eldir:
**Loki:**
"Speak now, Eldir,
for not one step
farther shalt thou fare;
what ale-talk here
do they have within,
the sons of the glorious gods?"
**Eldir:**
"Of their weapons they talk,
and their might in war,
the sons of the glorious gods;
from the gods and elves
who are gathered here
no friend in words shalt thou find."
**Loki:**
"In shall I go into Ægir's hall,
For the feast I fain would see;
bale and hatred I bring to the gods,
And their mead with venom I mix."
**Eldir:**
"If in thou goest to Ægir's hall,
and fain the feast wouldst see,
and with slander and spite
wouldst sprinkle the gods,
think well lest they wipe it on thee."
**Loki:**
"Bethink thee, Eldir, if thou and I
shall strive with spiteful speech;
richer I grow, in ready words
if thou speakest too much to me."
In this exchange, Eldir warns Loki about the consequences of his actions within Ægir's hall, and Loki, in his typically cunning manner, responds with veiled threats and defiance.