The Lay of Thrym [ep. #42]

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I’ve taken the liberty to edit the ancient Lay of Thrym , a poem from the Poetic Edda. Unlike other Eddic stories that have been Christianized to some extent, this poem has retained its heathen character. Worries, guilt, and shame lead to a sense of duty, and to ultimate victory over a race of greedy trolls (the giants).

The loss of Thor’s hammer represents his masculinity, his phallus. But without masculine men, a society cannot defend itself against the trolls and giants who woul...