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Thrymskvitha

Else will the giants  in Asgarth dwellIf thy hammer is brought not  home to thee."
18.[1] Then bound they on Thor  the bridal veil,And next the mighty  Brisings' necklace.
19.[1] Keys around him  let they rattle,And down to his knees  hung woman's dress;With gems full broad  upon his breast,And a pretty cap  to crown his head.
20. Then Loki spake,  the son of Laufey:"As thy maid-servant thither  I go with thee;We two shall haste  to the giants' home."
21.[2] Then home the goats  to the hall were driven,They wrenched at the halters,  swift were they to run;The mountains burst,  earth burned with fire,And Othin's son  sought Jotunheim.
22.[3] Then loud spake Thrym,  the giants' leader:"Bestir ye, giants,  put straw on the benches;
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The manuscript abbreviates all six lines, giving only the initial letters of the words. The stanza division is thus arbitrary; some editors have made one stanza of the six lines, others have combined the last two lines of stanza 19 with stanza 20. It is possible that a couple of lines have been lost.
  2. ↑ Goats: Thor's wagon was always drawn by goats; cf. Hymiskvitha, 38 and note. Jotunheim: the world of the giants.
  3. ↑ Njorth: cf. Voluspo, 21, and Grimnismol, 11 and 16. Noatun

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