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Poetic Edda

Thor's wife, was there, and Bragi[1] with Ithun[2], his wife. Tyr[3], who had but one hand, was there; the wolf Fenrir had bitten off his other hand when they had bound him. There were Njorth[4] and Skathi[5] his wife, Freyr and Freyja, and Vithar[6], the son of Othin. Loki[7] was there, and Freyr's

  1. ↑ Bragi: the god of poetry; cf. Grimnismol, 44 and note.
  2. ↑ Ithun: the goddess of youth; cf. note on Skirnismol, 19. Ithun is not mentioned by name in any other of the Eddic poems, but Snorri tells in detail how the giant Thjazi stole her and her apples, explaining the reference in Harbarthsljoth, 19 (q. v.).
  3. ↑ Tyr: the god of battle; cf. Hymiskvitha, 4, and (concerning his dealings with the wolf Fenrir) Voluspo, 39, note.
  4. ↑ Njorth: the chief of the Wanes, and father of Freyr and Freyja; cf. (concerning the whole family) Skirnismol, introductory prose and note, also Voluspo, 21 and note.
  5. ↑ Skathi: Njorth's wife was the daughter of the giant Thjazi; cf. Harbarthsljoth, 19, note, and Grimnismol, 11.
  6. ↑ Vithar: the silent god, the son of Othin who avenged his father by slaying the wolf Fenrir; cf. Voluspo, 54, Vafthruthnismol, 51, and Grimnismol, 17.
  7. ↑ Loki: the mischief-making fire-god; in addition to the many references to his career in the Lokasenna, cf. particularly Voluspo, 32 and 35, and notes.

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