@TheEdVerse are the illusionist giant Utgard-Loki and the half-elf wizard Loki Spellsinger followers of loki in the realms or is the use of their name just coincidental?
— cole hartwig (@colehartwig) June 11, 2021
Loki is a Old Norse male given name (derived from words meaning: cover, lid, end, to close or lock or end, and to loop or knot; so many fishing-netmakers bore it), so just as you may meet multiple Johns and Georges…
…and Bills in life, you may run into several Lokis.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 11, 2021
If one were to say Lugh was a phonetic corruption of Loki by the Norse’s Celtic neighbours would that track? In your own fantasy setting, you could say that for setting purposes, but when it comes to real-world folklore, it's highly likely the two names are just "sorta soundalikes," of quite different origins.
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 12, 2021
so, given how gods work, is possible that simply from the name Loki, being said loki could have a small foothold in the realms, his followers if any simply being obscure? Yes. If a god has 1 devout worshipper (believer who acts on the basis of that belief from time to time) in a place, they have a tiny foothold (awareness, can communicate in dream-visions with that worshipper). Their ability to do things grows with numbers of faithful.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) June 12, 2021