Þrívaldi

Þrívaldi

In Norse mythology, Þrívaldi (anglicized as Thrívaldi or Thrivaldi), whose name means "thrice mighty", is a giant killed by Thor.

This fact is mentioned by Snorri Sturluson in the "Skáldskaparmál" (4), according to which "killer of Þrívaldi" ("vegandi Þrívalda") is a "kenning" for Thor. Snorri quotes one stanza by Bragi Boddason, who calls Thor "cleaver apart of Þrívaldi's nine heads" [Anthony Faulkes, translation of: Snorri Sturluson. "Edda". London: Everyman, 1995. ISBN 0-460-87616-3.] ("sundrkljúfr níu höfða Þrívalda"), and another stanza by Vetrliði Sumarliðason who praises Thor for having battered ("lemja") Þrívaldi.

Þrívaldi is also listed in the þulur.

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