Hróðr

Hróðr (Old Norse: [ˈhroːðz̠] "glorious, famed") is a gýgr in Norse mythology, mentioned in the Eddic poem Hymiskviða, in which Þórr is referred to as "Hróðr's adversary." Some readings of the poem have identified Hróðr as the name of the mother of Týr, who appears in the poem, a giantess friendly to the Æsir and the wife of the jǫtunn Hymir, but the context is unclear, so the name could equally refer to an otherwise unknown giantess adversary of Þórr, of which many are mentioned in other sources such as Hárbarðsljóð. If Hróðr is Týr's mother, the poem suggests that Hymir is the father, but the later Prose Edda states that Óðinn is his father. Since fosterage of hero figures by giantesses is a common trope in Norse folklore, Hymir could be a foster-father, an important relationship in Viking culture.

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Thor Fishes for the Serpent

Hymiskviða Part I- Onward from Asgard - Hymir's Kettle

Hymiskviða Part II- Fishing with Frost Giants - Hymir's Kettle

Hymiskviða Part III- Ölkjól - Hymir's Kettle

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Davidson, Hilda E. (1993) (in en). The Lost Beliefs of Northern Europe. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-94468-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=vueIAgAAQBAJ.
de Vries, Jan (1962). Altnordisches Etymologisches Worterbuch (1977 ed.). Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-05436-3.
Orchard, Andy (1997) (in en). Dictionary of Norse Myth and Legend. Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-34520-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=uIujQgAACAAJ.

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