Þrymr and Loki
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Baer,
Trish (en.)
b. 25th January 1952
Occupation: Adjunct Professor in Medieval Studies; Digital Scholarship Fellow in the Electronic Texts and Culture Lab; editor and MyNDIR-IDG (Insight Development Grant) Team Leader
Occupation: Adjunct Professor in Medieval Studies; Digital Scholarship Fellow in the Electronic Texts and Culture Lab; editor and MyNDIR-IDG (Insight Development Grant) Team Leader
Anomalies
Loki (non.)
Loki is counted among the gods but is a giant by birth.
Artifacts
fjaðrhamr (non.)
feather
cloak (en.)
Freyja lends her feather cloak to Loki on several occassions to enable
him to fly.
Giants and Giantesses
Þrymr (non.)
Thrymir (en.)
The giant who stole Þórr´s hammer and said that he would only return
it in exchange for marrying Freyja.
Myths
Theft of Þórr's
Hammer
This myth concerns the theft of Þórr´s hammer, Mjöllnir, by the giant
Þrymir. The gods send Loki to talk to Þrymir and giant says that he will
only return the hammer in exchange for marrying Freyja. Heimdallr
suggests that Þórr should impersonate Freyja, and the gods persuade Þórr
to go to Þrymir dressed as a bride. Þórr seizes Mjöllnir when it is
brought to the wedding feast to consecrate the marriage and then kills
Þrymir along with the rest of the giants.
Mythological Places
Jötunheimr (non.)
Realm of the giants.
Nouns
Victorian (en.)The
Victorian era began with the reign of Queen Victoria and ended with her
death (June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901).
Source Materials:
Wonderful Stories
from Northern Lands (en.)Julia Goddard's collection of
retellings based on eddaic poems, sagas and ballads.
Þrymskviða (is.)
Lay of Thrymr (en.)
One of the mythological poems preserved in the Poetic Edda that
relates the story of the theft of Þórr´s hammer by the giant Þrymr. The
giant says that he will only return it if he is permitted to marry
Freyja. Þórr is persuaded by the gods to dress in Freyja´s clothes and
to travel to Þrymr´s court for the wedding.
Source Persons
Goddard,
Julia (en.)
b. 11th July 1825
d. 30th September 1896
Nationality: British
Julia Goddard was a British children's writer, animal rights activist, journalist and artist. She wrote over 25 books in her lifetime.
d. 30th September 1896
Nationality: British
Julia Goddard was a British children's writer, animal rights activist, journalist and artist. She wrote over 25 books in her lifetime.
Weigand,
W.J. (en.)
b. Unknown
d. Unknown
Nationality: British
Illustrator and draughtsman whose work was published in many London magazines.
d. Unknown
Nationality: British
Illustrator and draughtsman whose work was published in many London magazines.