Thrym
Also known as: Þrymr
Basic account
Frost giant who stole Mjölnir and demanded Freyja as bride.
Account
Thrym, lord of the , steals Thor's hammer and buries it eight leagues deep. His price for returning it is Freyja as his bride, and the story of how the gods answer is the funniest poem in the Edda.
Motifs
- Defeated by cunning
- War against the gods
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What is disputed
The age of the poem is the main open question, and it matters: if it is late, then the comedy is a Christian audience enjoying its former gods, and if it is early, then heathen Scandinavians were telling jokes about Thor in a dress.
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Sources
- Poetic Edda: Þrymskviða (Codex Regius, 13th c.)
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