Thor and the Giant-World Tests

Chapters

1. 01

   Mjolnir Is Missing

   Thor wakes and finds Mjolnir missing, so the strength story begins with the loss of the weapon.

   Theft of MjolnirThorMjolnirLoki
2. 02

   Thrym's Demand

   Loki learns that Thrym has hidden the hammer and demands Freyja as wife.

   ThrymMjolnirLokiFreyjaJotunheim
3. 03

   The Bridal Disguise

   The gods answer the demand with disguise: Thor wears the bridal veil and Brisingamen.

   HeimdallThorLokiBrisingamenJotunheim
4. 04

   The Hammer Returns

   Mjolnir is brought to hallow the bride; Thor recovers it and kills Thrym.

   ThorMjolnirThrymTheft of Mjolnir
5. 05

   Goats, Thialfi and Roskva

   The goats’ revival rule gives Thialfi’s broken bone a direct consequence.

   ThorMjolnirTanngrisnir and TanngnjostrThialfiRoskva
6. 06

   Skrymir at the Threshold

   Thor’s party meets giant Skrymir, and force begins to be distorted by scale and illusion.

   ThorLokiThialfiRoskvaSkrymirJotunheim
7. 07

   Contests at Utgard

   Utgarda-Loki stages contests: Loki faces Logi, and Thialfi races Hugi.

   Utgarda-Loki's TestsUtgarda-LokiThorLokiThialfiLogiHugi
8. 08

   Thor Faces Sea, Serpent and Old Age

   Thor drinks from the horn, lifts the cat and wrestles, later revealed as sea, Jormungandr and old age.

   Utgarda-Loki's TestsUtgarda-LokiThorElliJormungandr
9. 09

   Hymir and the Serpent Fishing

   Thor and Hymir fish for Jormungandr; the line is cut, so the final encounter remains future.

   Thor Fishing for the SerpentThorHymirJormungandrRagnarok

Ancient sources

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

• Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Thrymskvitha, Poetic Edda, Thrymskvitha, Bellows stanzas 1-12, Thor finds the hammer stolen, Loki borrows Freyja’s feather-dress, and Thrym demands Freyja
• Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Thrymskvitha, Poetic Edda, Thrymskvitha, Bellows stanzas 13-21, divine council, Heimdall’s plan, and Thor and Loki travel to Jotunheim
• Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Thrymskvitha, Poetic Edda, Thrymskvitha, Bellows stanzas 22-33, Thrym’s feast, Mjolnir brought to hallow the bride, and Thor kills Thrym and recovers the hammer
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning chapter 44, Thor’s goats, Thialfi breaks a bone, the goats are revived, and Thialfi and Roskva become Thor’s servants
• 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
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning chapter 46, Loki, Thialfi and Thor take the eating, running, drinking, cat-lifting and wrestling tests
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning chapter 48, Thor and Hymir fish for Jormungandr and Hymir cuts the line
• Anonymous, Poetic Edda, Hymiskvitha, Poetic Edda, Hymiskvitha, Bellows stanzas 17-25, Thor takes an ox head as bait and draws up Jormungandr