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Þórr joins the jotun Hymir for a fishing trip, nearly destroying the world as he hooks one of his ultimate enemies out at sea.
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[excerpt from] Gylf ch. 48b
48b. Þórr Fishes the Miðgarðsormr
Gekk hann út of Miðgarð svá s... | He went out across Midgard ha... |
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Snorra Edda was composed in Iceland in the 13th century, and holds the stories of many of the Pre-Christian myths of northern Europe. It is believe to have been composed by the Icelander Snorri Sturlusson. It consists of three separate parts, Gylfaginning, Skaldskápamáland Háttatal, all functioning together as a greater work and guide for the aspiring medieval poet and storyteller.
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For more, see for example:
Ellis Davidson, H. R, (1990), Gods and Myths of Northern Europe. London: Penguin Books. pp. 73-90
Heide, E (2004), Våpenet til Tor jamført med gand(r). Om utsend vind, skjegg, blåseinstrument, "vindhamrar" og Torsfigurar, The Sámi and the Scandinavians. Aspects of 2000 years of contact, Schriften zur Kultur-wissenschaft, Band 55, Juri Kusmenko (ed.), Hamburg, pp. 55-72.
Perkins, R. (2001). Thor the wind-raiser and the Eyrarland image. (Viking Society for Northern Research
Simek, R. (2007), Transl: Angela Hall. Dictionary of Northern Mythology. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer. pp. 317-326.
Steinsland, G. (2005), Norrøn Religion. Myter, Riter, Samfunn. Oslo: Pax Forlag. pp.195-207.
Taggart, D. (2018), How Thor Lost his Thunder. The Changing Faces of an Old Norse God. Routledge Research in Medieval Studies 14. London & New York: Routledge
(Contributed by Liv Marit Aurdal.)
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Main text: Gylfaginning
Attributes: battle Battle Ox Bull / ox Giants Sea Sea-creature
Named things: Mjǫllnir Hymir Þórr Miðgarðsormr
Text sections: SnSt Gylf 48bIII