A Handbook of Norse Mythology
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Hrungnir. The myth of Thor and Hrungnir has been very widespread and popular, and the Scalds often alluded to it; but in connected form it is preserved 108 NORSE MYTHOLOGY only in Snorri. Once when Thor was in the East in order to crush the trolls, Odin seated himself upon Sleipnir and rode to Jotunheim. Here he met the giant Hrung- nir, who boasted that his steed Gullfaxi was far better than Odin's. Odin rode back to Asgarth, but the giant followed him even into the dwelling of the gods. Now d...rink was borne before him, but when his boasting become too arrogant, the gods called upon Thor, who quickly appeared and was on the point of crushing the giant. The latter intimated that it was only a slight honor to slay a defenseless foe; he must rather meet him in a duel at the frontier, where Hrungnir would then appear with shield and grindstone. Such a challenge Thor did not allow to be of- fered twice, and the giant went away satis- fied. As help for him the other giants built now a champion of clay, nine rasts high, and three rasts broad between the shoulders.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Hrungnir. The myth of Thor and Hrungnir has been very widespread and popular, and the Scalds often alluded to it; but in connected form it is preserved 108 NORSE MYTHOLOGY only in Snorri. Once when Thor was in the East in order to crush the trolls, Odin seated himself upon Sleipnir and rode to Jotunheim. Here he met the giant Hrung- nir, who boasted that his steed Gullfaxi was far better than Odin's. Odin rode back to Asgarth, but the giant followed him even into the dwelling of the gods. Now d...rink was borne before him, but when his boasting become too arrogant, the gods called upon Thor, who quickly appeared and was on the point of crushing the giant. The latter intimated that it was only a slight honor to slay a defenseless foe; he must rather meet him in a duel at the frontier, where Hrungnir would then appear with shield and grindstone. Such a challenge Thor did not allow to be of- fered twice, and the giant went away satis- fied. As help for him the other giants built now a champion of clay, nine rasts high, and three rasts broad between the shoulders.
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