Thialfi and Röskwa
Thialfi and Röskwa ( Old Norse Þjálfi e Röskva ) are the constant companions of the god Thor in Norse mythology . They are the children of a farmer given to Thor by their father as an atonement. The father may be identical to the giant Egill .
Thor was traveling with the god Loki , who sought to play a prank on Thor. At night they came to a homestead where they sought shelter. The farmer had no right in the house to present his guests. So Thor without further ado slaughtered his two goats Tanngnjostr and Tanngrisnir and let the wild goats roast. The condition was that both the fur and the bones of the animals had to remain intact. Loki persuaded the boys Thialfi, the Mark to try out a leg bone. The boy, taking the advice, broke the bone and sucked out the marrow.
The next morning Thor put his two goats, which were supposed to pull his cart Oekuthor , back together and wanted to harness them. He noticed that one of the two limped badly. He got angry and, after he had found out the reason for the limp, demanded that the farmer hand over two of his children, Thialfi and his sister Röskwa , as servants and companions. So it happened, and since then the children of Thor have been constant companions.
After these incidents Thor and his companions got to the giant Utgardloki , where Thialfi competed with Hugi (one of Utgardloki's thoughts) and lost. In Thor's duel with the giant Hrungnir , the boy helped the Aesir by giving the giant insidious advice. He also killed the artificial clay giant Mökkurkalfi on this occasion .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Snorri Sturluson , Prosa-Edda , Gylfaginning , chap. 43
- ↑ Compare Lieder-Edda , Hymiskviða 38
