Thrymskvida, the story of Thor's journey to Jotunheim in a wedding dress
Channel: Ancient Literature Dude
Date: 2021-03-15

Thrymskida (Old Norse Þrymskviða), from the Poetic Edda, the legendary story of the theft of Thor's hammer by the dastardly jotun Thrym, and Thor and Loki's subsequent journey to Jotunheim in bridal gear to recover it.

The translation is my original work, a special effort to make a readable but very literal translation that captures the word order and feel of the original, and preserves the original line breaks so that one can get a sense of the rhythms of the source material.

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