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Thrym's Lay
from the Poetic Edda
Thor was distraught when upon awakening one morning he discovered that
his mighty hammer Mjölnir was missing. His shaggy head and his beard
quivered as he, the first-born of Mother-Earth reached around for it
His first words we "Loki, listen to me! I have suffered a loss
beyond perception. My hammer has been stolen!"

They hurried to Freyja's home, and he said: "Freyja, will you lend me
your feather-robe so that I can find and retrieve my hammer?"

Freyja said: "I would give it to you, even if it were made of gold or
silver."

Loki then flew, with whirring feathers, from the home of the Æsir to
the land of the giants.

Thrym, the King of the Thurse, [Note 1] was sitting on a mound,
pleating golden halters for his hounds and smoothing the manes of his
mares.

Thrym said: "How are the Æsir, and how are the alfs, and what brings
you to the land of the giants?"

Loki said: "It's not well with the Æsir, nor with the alfs. Are you
the one who hid Thor's hammer?"

Thrym said: "Yes, I hid Thor's hammer a full eight leagues beneath the
ground. And no one can get it from me unless he brings Freyja here to
be my bride."

Loki then flew, with whirring feathers, from the home of the giants to
the land of the Æsir. Thor met him in the central courtyard, and he
said:

What good news do you have to report? Have your efforts been rewarded?
Tell me, even before you light, what you have learned. A sitting
person is often forgetful, and a lying person lies. [Note 2]

Loki said: "My efforts have been rewarded. Thrym, the King of the
Thurse, has your hammer. But no one can get it from him unless he
brings him Freyja to be his bride."

They hurried to Freyja's home, and Thor said: "Freyja, dress yourself
in bridal linen! The two of us are going to the land of the giants."

Freyja grew angry and foamed with rage. The entire hall shook with her
fury. The necklace of the Brisings [Note 3] broke apart. She said: "I
would have to be the man-craziest of all to go with you to the land of
the giants."

All the gods and goddesses of the Æsir hurriedly assembled at the
Thing to discuss how they might retrieve Thor's hammer.

Heimdall, the fairest of the gods and one of the prophetic Vanir,
foretold the futu

"We shall dress Thor in bridal linen, and adorn him with the necklace
of the Brisings. Let him wear a woman's clothes with a bundle of
housewife's keys dangling about him and with bridal jewels at his
breast and on his head."

Thor, the mighty god, said, "the Æsir will call me cowardly and
womanish if I allow myself to be dressed in bridal linen."

Then Loki, the son of Laufey, said: "Save your words, Thor. The giants
will soon take over Asgard if you do not retrieve your hammer from
them."

So they dressed Thor in women's clothes and bridal linen and adorned
him with the necklace of the Brisings, with a bundle of housewife's
keys dangling about him and with bridal jewels at his breast and on
his head.

Then Loki, the son of Laufey, said: "I will be your servant girl, and
the two of us will go to the land of the giants."

The goats were driven home and tied with ropes to run with them. The
mountains burst and the earth broke into flames as the son of Odin
rode to the land of the giants.

Then Thrym, the King of the Thurse, said: "Stand up, you giants, and
cover the benches! Bring me Freyja, the daughter of Njörd from Noatun,
to be my wife!"

In my yard I have cows with golden horns, pure black oxen, everything
a giant could want; I have riches and treasures; Freyja alone is all
that I lack.

That evening they brought ale to the giant's table, and Sif's husband
ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and all the baked goods that they
brought for the women, and then he drank three measures of mead.

Then Thrym, the King of the Thurse, said: "Have you ever seen a bride
bite more sharply? I have never seen a bride bite more broadly, nor
have I ever seen a maiden drink more mead."

The maiden quickly responded to the giant's words: "Freyja was so
eagerly awaiting the land of giants that she ate nothing for eight
full nights!"

He peeked beneath her veil, wanting to kiss her, but then jumped to
the back of the hall with a single bound. "Why are Freyja's eyes so
terrifying? They seem to be aglow with fire!"

The maiden quickly responded to the giant's words: "Freyja was so
eagerly awaiting the land of giants that she did not sleep for eight
full nights."

The giant's poor sister entered and begged for a bridal gift: "If you
want my friendship and love, then please give me those red-gold rings
from your arm."

Then Thrym, the King of the Thurse, said, "Bring the hammer so that we
may consecrate the bride. Lay Mjölnir in her lap, from the hand of Var
[Note 4], and let us be consecrated as a pair.

Hlórithi's [Note 5] heart laughed within him when he saw his hammer.
First he struck down Thrym, the King of the Thurse, and then he slew
all the giant's kin.

He also killed the giant's poor sister who had begged for a bridal
gift. Instead of shillings she received blows and instead of rings, a
hammer hit. And thus Odin's son retrieved his hammer.

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Bunyip says...

Please stop crossposting.

I agree with this psot

Nik wrote in
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Thrym's Lay
from the Poetic Edda
Thor was distraught when upon awakening one morning he discovered
that his mighty hammer Mjölnir was missing. His shaggy head and his
beard quivered as he, the first-born of Mother-Earth reached around
for it His first words we "Loki, listen to me! I have suffered a
loss beyond perception. My hammer has been stolen!"

They hurried to Freyja's home, and he said: "Freyja, will you lend
me your feather-robe so that I can find and retrieve my hammer?"

Freyja said: "I would give it to you, even if it were made of gold
or silver."

Loki then flew, with whirring feathers, from the home of the Æsir to
the land of the giants.

Thrym, the King of the Thurse, [Note 1] was sitting on a mound,
pleating golden halters for his hounds and smoothing the manes of
his mares.

Thrym said: "How are the Æsir, and how are the alfs, and what brings
you to the land of the giants?"

Loki said: "It's not well with the Æsir, nor with the alfs. Are you
the one who hid Thor's hammer?"

Thrym said: "Yes, I hid Thor's hammer a full eight leagues beneath
the ground. And no one can get it from me unless he brings Freyja
here to be my bride."

Loki then flew, with whirring feathers, from the home of the giants
to the land of the Æsir. Thor met him in the central courtyard, and
he said:

What good news do you have to report? Have your efforts been
rewarded? Tell me, even before you light, what you have learned. A
sitting person is often forgetful, and a lying person lies. [Note 2]


Loki said: "My efforts have been rewarded. Thrym, the King of the
Thurse, has your hammer. But no one can get it from him unless he
brings him Freyja to be his bride."

They hurried to Freyja's home, and Thor said: "Freyja, dress
yourself in bridal linen! The two of us are going to the land of the
giants."

Freyja grew angry and foamed with rage. The entire hall shook with
her fury. The necklace of the Brisings [Note 3] broke apart. She
said: "I would have to be the man-craziest of all to go with you to
the land of the giants."

All the gods and goddesses of the Æsir hurriedly assembled at the
Thing to discuss how they might retrieve Thor's hammer.

Heimdall, the fairest of the gods and one of the prophetic Vanir,
foretold the futu

"We shall dress Thor in bridal linen, and adorn him with the
necklace of the Brisings. Let him wear a woman's clothes with a
bundle of housewife's keys dangling about him and with bridal jewels
at his breast and on his head."

Thor, the mighty god, said, "the Æsir will call me cowardly and
womanish if I allow myself to be dressed in bridal linen."

Then Loki, the son of Laufey, said: "Save your words, Thor. The
giants will soon take over Asgard if you do not retrieve your hammer
from them."

So they dressed Thor in women's clothes and bridal linen and adorned
him with the necklace of the Brisings, with a bundle of housewife's
keys dangling about him and with bridal jewels at his breast and on
his head.

Then Loki, the son of Laufey, said: "I will be your servant girl,
and the two of us will go to the land of the giants."

The goats were driven home and tied with ropes to run with them. The
mountains burst and the earth broke into flames as the son of Odin
rode to the land of the giants.

Then Thrym, the King of the Thurse, said: "Stand up, you giants, and
cover the benches! Bring me Freyja, the daughter of Njörd from
Noatun, to be my wife!"

In my yard I have cows with golden horns, pure black oxen,
everything a giant could want; I have riches and treasures; Freyja
alone is all that I lack.

That evening they brought ale to the giant's table, and Sif's
husband ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and all the baked goods that
they brought for the women, and then he drank three measures of
mead.

Then Thrym, the King of the Thurse, said: "Have you ever seen a
bride bite more sharply? I have never seen a bride bite more
broadly, nor have I ever seen a maiden drink more mead."

The maiden quickly responded to the giant's words: "Freyja was so
eagerly awaiting the land of giants that she ate nothing for eight
full nights!"

He peeked beneath her veil, wanting to kiss her, but then jumped to
the back of the hall with a single bound. "Why are Freyja's eyes so
terrifying? They seem to be aglow with fire!"

The maiden quickly responded to the giant's words: "Freyja was so
eagerly awaiting the land of giants that she did not sleep for eight
full nights."

The giant's poor sister entered and begged for a bridal gift: "If
you want my friendship and love, then please give me those red-gold
rings from your arm."

Then Thrym, the King of the Thurse, said, "Bring the hammer so that
we may consecrate the bride. Lay Mjölnir in her lap, from the hand
of Var [Note 4], and let us be consecrated as a pair.

Hlórithi's [Note 5] heart laughed within him when he saw his hammer.
First he struck down Thrym, the King of the Thurse, and then he slew
all the giant's kin.

He also killed the giant's poor sister who had begged for a bridal
gift. Instead of shillings she received blows and instead of rings,
a hammer hit. And thus Odin's son retrieved his hammer.