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Hymiskvida

Poetic Edda

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A poem of the Poetic Edda telling of Thor's journey with the giant Hymir to fish for a cauldron large enough to brew ale for all the gods, in which Thor hooks the Midgard Serpent Jormungandr from the seabed before the terrified Hymir cuts the line; independently attested in pre-Christian carved stone, it is judged by philologists to preserve a considerably older poem than its thirteenth century manuscript.

Facts
Identity
Parent Work
Poetic Edda 1
Position in the Canon
Seventh poem of the Codex Regius manuscript of the Poetic Edda, following Harbardsljod and preceding Lokasenna. 1
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Old Norse, Languages
Sources
1. The Poetic Edda
Anonymous (Codex Regius), The American-Scandinavian Foundation, 1923View the Source
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