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Thor's Cunning While Cross Dressing
By: naadirah Date: March 6, 2014, 1:13 am
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(Found this and figured it was an interesting story to share.. )
One morning, Thor awoke to find his hammer, Mjollnir
(“Lightning”[1]), missing. This was no small matter; without the
thunder god’s best weapon, Asgard was left vulnerable to the
attacks of the giants. In a rage, he searched everywhere for his
most prized possession, but it was nowhere to be found.
The goddess Freya owned falcon feathers, with which one could
change one’s shape into that of a falcon. She lent these to Thor
and Loki so that the hammer could be located. Loki, who knew how
to shift his shape, donned the feathers and flew off in search
of the treasure. He quickly surmised that it had probably been
stolen by the giants, so he rode the winds to their homeland,
Jotunheim.
Upon his arrival, he changed back into his god-form and
approached the chief of the giants, Thrym (“Noisy”[2]). When
questioned regarding the hammer, Thrym answered that he had
indeed taken it, and that it was buried eight miles below the
ground. And, added the lonely, ugly giant, he had no intention
of returning it until Freya was made to be his bride.
Loki flew back to Asgard and told this news to his fellow gods,
who were alarmed and furious – especially Freya. As they sat in
counsel, Heimdall put forth the following solution: that Thor go
to Jotunheim disguised as Freya, and thereby win back his hammer
and take vengeance on its thieves. Thor protested, saying that
this was a dishonorable and unmanly thing to do, and that all of
the inhabitants of Asgard would mock him for it for the rest of
his days. Loki pointed out, however, that if he didn’t consent
to Heimdall’s plan, Asgard would be ruled by the giants. The
gods thereby obtained Thor’s acquiescence.
No detail was spared in the assemblage of Thor’s bridal dress.
After the humiliated god had donned the costume, Loki offered to
go with him as his maid-servant.
The pair climbed into Thor’s goat-drawn chariot and made their
way to Jotunheim. When they arrived, they were welcomed by the
Thrym, who boasted that the gods had at last brought him the
prize he was due.
At dinner, Thor and Loki found themselves in trouble. Thor
singlehandedly ate an entire ox, eight salmon, and all of the
dainties that had been prepared for the women – not to mention
the many barrels of mead he drank. This made Thrym suspicious,
and he declared that he had never in his whole life seen a woman
with such an appetite. Loki quickly devised a response: “The
fair goddess has been so lovesick for you,” he claimed, “that
she hasn’t been able to eat for a week.” Thrym accepted this
answer, and was overcome by a desire to kiss his bride. When he
peeled back the veil, Thor’s eyes glared at him so intently that
they seemed to burn holes right through him. He exclaimed,
“Never have I seen a maiden with such frightfully piercing
eyes!” Loki, the master of deceit, explained to the giant that
while Freya had been unable to eat, she had also been unable to
sleep, so fierce was her longing for him.
The ceremony soon followed. As was customary, Thrym called for
the hammer to hallow their union. When Mjollnir was laid in
Thor’s lap, he grabbed its handle and slew first Thrym, then all
of the guests before contentedly returning to Asgard and
changing back into his preferred clothes.
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