Rigsthula: Three Households and Young Kon

Chapters

1. 01

   The First Hearth

   Rig enters the household of Ai and Edda, and the three share a table.

   RigAiEdda
2. 02

   Thrall Nine Months Later

   Edda bears Thrall; this is the surviving poem’s origin account for its first branch.

   RigEddaThrall
3. 03

   Thrall and Thir’s Home

   Thir comes to Thrall’s home; they live together, and a children’s list follows.

   ThrallThir
4. 04

   Karl of the Second Household

   After the second visit sequence, the poem has Amma bear Karl.

   RigKarl
5. 05

   Snor Arrives with Keys

   Snor is brought to Karl’s home; rings, bed, and dwelling make the two a household.

   KarlSnor
6. 06

   Jarl of the Third Household

   After the third visit sequence, the poem has Mothir bear Jarl.

   RigJarl
7. 07

   Rig Returns with Runes

   Rig calls Jarl son and teaches him runes; Jarl’s story turns to land and marriage.

   RigJarlErna
8. 08

   The Break before Young Kon

   Kon learns runes, and a crow calls him toward distant halls; the manuscript breaks before the outcome.

   RigJarlYoung Kon

Ancient sources

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

• Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Rigsthula, Opening prose and stanzas 1–45: the three households, Rig’s recognition, and the surviving fragment before Young Kon.