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469.As he came inside, icicles clattered falling off his frozen beard.
The Lay of Hymir, from The Elder Edda, trans. Patricia Terry, New York, 1969, p. 70.
PLACE: Norway - Germany
TIME: Before 1000 A.D.
CIRCUMSTANCE: The giant Hymir returns from hunting
The wolf roared
rocks crashed together
the whole world moved at once
the serpent sank back in the sea.
The Lay of Hymir, from The Elder Edda, trans. Patricia Terry, New York, 1969, p. 72.
PLACE: Norway - Germany
TIME: Before 1000 A.D.
CIRCUMSTANCE: Thor and Hymir, the Giant go fishing. Thor pulls out the Serpent that surrounds the world and crushes his head with his hammer. The lines describe the events that followed this cosmic event.
Thunder-wielding Thor woke in a rage -
someone had made off with his mighty hammer
his hair stood upright his beard shook with wrath,
wild for his weapon the god groped around.
The Lay of Thrym, from The Elder Edda, trans. Patricia Terry, New York, 1969, p. 88.
PLACE: Norway - Germany
TIME: Before 1000 A.D.
CIRCUMSTANCE: The Giants have stolen Thor's hammer (the thunder)
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