Thjothrek

Overview

The Gothic king who shares grief with Guthrun at this lay’s opening.

Key facts

Relationships

• Gudrunlaments with

  laments with

• Gudrunshares grief

  shares grief

• Gudrunshares grief with

  Guthrun says she and Thjothrek only told one another their griefs in private.

Story appearances

• The Old Lay of Guthrun: Recollection and Ominous DreamFigure or event in the Old Lay of Guthrun

  The Gothic king who shares grief with Guthrun at this lay’s opening.

• The Third Lay of Guthrun: The Boiling CauldronFigure or event in the Third Lay of Guthrun

  The Gothic king who shares grief with Guthrun at this lay’s opening.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

• Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Guthrunarkvitha II, en Forna, Opening prose and stanzas 1–45: Guthrun’s recollection, Denmark, marriage to Atli, and ominous dreams.