Thrúd

In the Scandinavian Mythology, Thrúd or Þrúðr in Vieux norrois (“force”, “power”) are the girl of the god Thor.

The girl of Thor

She is presented like such by Snorri Sturluson in the Skáldskaparmál (4) , where it is indicated that Thor can be designated by the Kenning “father of Thrúd” ( to faðir Þrúðar ). Eystein Valdason uses it in its poem on Thor (2) . The Skáldskaparmál (21) specifies that his/her mother is Sif.

In the Ragnarsdrápa , Bragi Boddason qualifies the giant Hrungnir of “kidnapper of Thrúd” ( Þrúðar þjófr ). But this myth is directly evoked in no other source. The Skáldskaparmál (17) , where figure the account of the combat of Thor against Hrungnir, gives him very an other origin, while the Haustlöng of Thjódólf of Hvínir evokes only the combat and not its cause. This poem describes two mythological scenes represented on a shield, the first being the removal of Idun by the giant Thjazi. Margaret Clunies Ross suggested that the two episodes were perhaps complementary, concerned with the same type of account: the removal of a goddess by a giant, his failure and the setting with died of the kidnapper. Perhaps another kenning refers to this myth: in the Thorsdrápa (18) , Eilíf Godrúnarson qualifies Thor of “that with which Thrúd misses” ( to þrámóðnir Þrúðar with personal).

Although its name is not mentioned, it is possible that it is also question of Thrúd in the Alvíssmál , where the girl of Thor was promised in marriage to a dwarf , Alvís.

Other mentions of the name Thrúd

Thrúd is a name of Valkyrie in the Thula of the Valkyrie who serve as beer with the Einherjar ( Grímnismál , 36).

This name is also used in kenningar designating a woman (thus in the only poem who reached us of Orm Steinthórsson, 4).

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