Name the trickster god bound until Ragnarok.

The trickster god bound until Ragnarök is Loki.

Loki is one of Norse mythology’s most unpredictable figures: a shape-shifter, companion of the gods, and eventual enemy of the Æsir. He is described as the son of the jötunn Fárbauti and Laufey, and he is married to Sigyn. His children include Fenrir, Hel, and Jörmungandr, born to the giantess Angrboða.

Loki’s binding follows his role in the death of Baldr, the beloved son of Odin and Frigg. After the gods capture Loki, they bind him to three stones using the entrails of his son. The goddess Skaði places a venomous serpent above his face, while Sigyn holds a bowl to catch the poison.

When Sigyn leaves to empty the bowl, venom strikes Loki, causing him to writhe in agony. Norse myth explains earthquakes as the result of these convulsions. Loki remains bound until Ragnarök, when he breaks free and joins the forces attacking the gods. He is foretold to fight Heimdallr, and the two kill one another in the final conflict. Loki is not simply an “evil god”: the surviving myths portray him as both helper and destructive adversary.