Thrud
Traditionally identified as Thor’s daughter and the woman at the centre of the marriage dispute in Alvissmol.
Overview
Thrud’s name does not occur in the verses of Alvissmol; the poem speaks only of a bride, while Bellows’s note identifies her with Thor’s only otherwise recorded daughter. This record therefore keeps to her actual dramatic position in the poem: she is the woman Alvis claims he may marry and Thor says he has authority to give. She does not speak and the poem never states her own choice; its tension comes from the competing claims and Thor’s delaying condition.
Key facts
Identified through editorial tradition
Bellows’s note to stanza 1 says the bride is Thor’s daughter and identifies her as Thrud; the verse itself gives no name.
Marriage remains unresolved
In stanzas 4, 8, and 35, Thor refuses to hand over the bride directly, makes questions the condition, and the poem ends at daybreak.
No speech in the poem
Across stanzas 1–35, every recorded exchange is between Alvis and Thor; no speech is assigned to the bride.
Relationships
Story appearances
- Alvissmol: Suit, Questions, and DaybreakFigure or scene marker in Alvissmol
Traditionally identified as Thor’s daughter and the woman at the centre of the marriage dispute in Alvissmol.
Ancient sources
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