Carolyne Larrington says that Ægir's role in Hymiskviða "may reflect Scandinavian royal practices in which the king enforces his authority on his subordinates by visiting their homes and demanding to be feasted".
Larrington suggests that Ægir's role in the poem "Hymiskviða" may be a reflection of how Scandinavian kings enforced their power by visiting their subjects and demanding feasts as a form of control.