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Thor has lost his hammer with the handle somewhat short

Hear the crush of thunder fill the air with a roar

So he rushes to Freya, rushes to Freya's shining hall

"I need your coat" (he says) "lend to me your feathered coat"

Loki wears the coat and wings his way to Jotunheim

Then he reaches Thrym who's the king of giant's den

Thrym has stolen the hammer and sets a price for his return:

"Bring to me" (he says) "the fair Freya in bridal dress"

Thor has lost his hammer with the handle somewhat short

Hear the crash of thunder fill the air with a roar

Thrym the lord of giants will receive the hammer blow?

Thus all the gods of Asgard truly hope

Loki coming home rightly reports the request

Freya foams with rage, so she does not consent

Heimdall talks to Thor, he talks to Thor and makes a guess

"You could wear" (he say) "bridal dress to Thrym deceive"

Thor came to the wedding with a veil-covered face

Sitting on the bench he ate like a dozen men

Thrym was amazed but Loki found the right words:

"For eight days" (he says) "she has not eaten waiting for this day"

Thor has lost his hammer with the handle somewhat short

Hear the crash of thunder fill the air with a roar

Thrym the lord of giants will receive the hammer blow?

Thus all the gods of Asgard truly hope

Thrym the lord of giants wants to bless his own bride

Thus he orders: "lay Mjolnir on the maiden's lap"

Here's the way how Thor easily gets his hammer back

And the way how Thrym, instead of bride, he found his own death

Thor has lost his hammer with the handle somewhat short

Hear the crash of thunder fill the air with a roar

Thrym the lord of giants will receive the hammer blow

As all the gods of Asgard had hoped