Þrymskviða
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Þrymskviða is an Old Norse mythological poem best known for its humorous tale of the giant Þrymr stealing Thor’s hammer and Thor disguising himself as the goddess Freyja to retrieve it.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Þrymskviða canonical | 5 |
| The Lay of Thrym | 1 |
| Thrymskvida | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eddic poem
ⓘ
Old Norse poem ⓘ comic poem ⓘ mythological poem ⓘ |
| basedOn | Norse mythology ⓘ |
| culture | medieval Icelandic ⓘ |
| featuresBeing |
jötunn
ⓘ
Þrymr ⓘ |
| featuresDeity |
Freyja
ⓘ
Loki ⓘ Thor ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Asgard
ⓘ
Jotunheim ⓘ
surface form:
Jötunheimr
|
| featuresObject |
Mjolnir
ⓘ
surface form:
Mjölnir
|
| genre |
heroic poetry
ⓘ
humorous literature ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish |
Þrymskviða
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Lay of Thrym
|
| language | Old Norse ⓘ |
| literaryTradition |
Germanic heroic poetry
ⓘ
Norse literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Freyja
ⓘ
Loki ⓘ Thor ⓘ Þrymr ⓘ |
| meter | fornyrðislag ⓘ |
| mythologicalCycle | Thor cycle ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | theft of Thor's hammer Mjölnir ⓘ |
| partOf | Poetic Edda ⓘ |
| plotEvent |
Loki disguises himself as Freyja's maid
ⓘ
Loki investigates the theft of Mjölnir ⓘ Mjolnir ⓘ
surface form:
Mjölnir is brought out to consecrate the bride
Thor disguises himself as Freyja ⓘ Thor loses his hammer Mjölnir ⓘ Thor seizes Mjölnir and kills Þrymr ⓘ Thor travels to Jötunheimr in disguise ⓘ wedding feast in Jötunheimr ⓘ Þrymr demands Freyja as his bride ⓘ Þrymr steals Thor's hammer ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Codex Regius ⓘ |
| setting |
Asgard
ⓘ
Jotunheim ⓘ
surface form:
Jötunheimr
|
| theme |
conflict between gods and giants
ⓘ
deception ⓘ gender disguise ⓘ recovery of a stolen object ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thrymskvida
subject surface form:
Brísingamen
this entity surface form:
The Lay of Thrym