Skrymir
Thor’s party mistakes Skrymir’s glove for a large house and shelters in it.
Overview
Skrymir tests Thor’s party in chapter 45 through giant scale and the glove shelter. Thor’s three hammer blows seem not to harm him, but Utgarda-Loki later reveals that the blows made deep valleys, showing how giant-world deception moves true force out of sight.
Key facts
Shelter in the glove
Thor’s party mistakes Skrymir’s glove for a large house and shelters in it.
Hammer blows revealed
Chapter 47 reveals that Thor’s hammer blows were not harmless, but made deep valleys.
Relationships
- Thordeceives through scale
Skrymir makes Thor’s hammer blows seem ineffective, until they are revealed as valleys.
Story appearances
- Thor and the Giant-World TestsSkrymir
Thor’s party mistakes Skrymir’s glove for a large house and shelters in it.
Ancient sources
MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.
- Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning chapter 45, Thor’s party meets Skrymir, shelters in the glove and strikes three hammer blows
- Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning chapter 47, Utgarda-Loki reveals Logi as fire, Hugi as thought, the horn as the sea, the cat as Jormungandr and Elli as old age