Shortly after Idun's return from Thrym-heim, and Thiassi's death within the bounds of Asgard, the assembled…
- Date of account
- Ancient and medieval traditions presented in 1909
- Source
- Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas
- Reference
- Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas · selected passage 71
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English retelling from Eddic and saga sources
- Translation
- H. A. Guerber
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
Shortly after Idun's return from Thrym-heim, and Thiassi's death within the bounds of Asgard, the assembled gods were greatly surprised and dismayed to see Skadi, the giant's daughter, appear one day in their midst, to demand satisfaction for her father's death
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyShortly after Idun's return from Thrym-heim, and Thiassi's death within the bounds of Asgard, the assembled gods were greatly surprised and dismayed to see Skadi, the giant's daughter, appear one day in their midst, to demand satisfaction for her father's death. Although the daughter of an ugly old Hrim-thurs, Skadi, the goddess of winter, was very beautiful indeed, in her silvery armour, with her glittering spear, sharp-pointed arrows, short white hunting dress, white fur leggings, and broad snowshoes; and the gods could not but recognise the justice of her claim, wherefore they offered the usual fine in atonement. Skadi, however, was so angry that she at first refused this compromise, and sternly demanded a life for a life, until Loki, wishing to appease her wrath, and thinking that if he could only make her cold lips relax in a smile the rest would be easy, began to play all manner of pranks.
Historical context
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Modern context
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