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Originally posted by Melusine:
Awwwwww but I do!!! I always loved that story about the giant (isn't the norse name for giants jotun? [img]graemlins/confused2.gif[/img] ) called Thrym who stole Thor's hammer Mjöllnir and Loke thought of a way to get it back? So they told Thrym that Freya wanted to marry him if he gave Mjöllnir back in return , but sent Thor dressed up as Freya instead. The giants had this big feast, and Thrym was so surprised that "Freya" could eat such an amount of meat and drink so much wine. But Loke assured him that all women in love were like that. Then Thrym pulled "her" on his lap for a little kiss, and Freya's eyes started glowing like coals in the hearth. Thrym got frightened, but again Loke assured him that it was just the way a woman in love behaved. Then Thrym got out Mjöllnir as per the agreement, but as soon as he gave it to "freya" she pulled off her disguise and bashed all the giants over the head with it!! LOL
Always loved that story. [img]smile.gif[/img] I also really like the Norse myth about the creation of the world, with the giant Ymir and the big cow (Audhumla?)
*claps hands enthusiastically*
Bravo! Only one slight detail..
The gods didn't drink wine!
That's for sissys ( [img]tongue.gif[/img] ), they drank mead, and lots of it too
That's something we swedes are very proud off, our mead (mjöd)! [img]smile.gif[/img]
Otherwise it was very good! [img]smile.gif[/img]
And yes, it was Audumla that was the "mother" of the earth..
She licked the ice and so created two people that soon became the creators of Midgård (if I recall correctly?)
I agree with Byronas, it's very flattering to see someone who's interested in your country's mythology and culture [img]smile.gif[/img]