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Utgarda Loki

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[oldnorse]

Útgarða-Loki, Part VI and VII

Then says Thor: "So little as you called me, then go now to anyone and wrestle themselves against me; now I am angry."

Then answered Útgarða-Loki and looked around himself on the bench and said: "I see not a man here inside which would not be insulted to wrestle with you," and more said he, "Let us see first, call me hither an old woman, my foster mother Elli, and wrestle Thor with her, if he wants. She has made fall then men which to me have seemed none un-strong than Thor is."

Next went in the hall one old woman. Then said Útgarða-Loki that she shall take a wrestle-embrace with Asa-Thor. It is not long about that made: so the wrestle-embrace was, that the harder that Thor drove forward that embrace, the tighter she held him down. Then the woman tried tricks, and Thor was then free on his feet (up in the air), and they wrestled all-hard; and not long other but Thor fell on the knee before his foot (aka his leg). Then Útgarða-Loki went (to them) and requested they stop the wrestling and said so, that Thor would not need to offer more men to a wrestling-embrace from his companions. Then passed onto night; Then Útgarða-Loki showed Thor and his companions to a seat, and they stayed there a long night in good welcome.

Immediately as that morning dawned, Thor stood up and his comrades, clothed themselves, and were ready to go away. Then came there Útgarða-Loki and let (someone) set a board (breakfast table-ish); short then not of good cheer, food, and drink. But when they had fed themselves, then they turned to travel. Útgarða-Loki follows them out, they went away out of the castle; but at parting then said Útgarða-Loki to Thor and asked how his travel seemed to become, or whether he has met some mighter/powerful man than him. Thor says that he will not say that, that none has he great dishonored treated with in their business. "But though I know you may call me a little man for me, and I love it badly."

Then says Útgarða-Loki: "Now shall I speak to you in truth, when you were out coming out of the castle -- and if I live and may I rule, then shall you never often come to the castle; and my faith knows it, that never would have ou come if I had known before that ou had such great power/strength with you, and you have so than have had us great bad circumstance. But illusions I have made you, and first there on the forrest I came to meet someone with you, and then when you seemed to unfasten the food bag, then I had bound with iron, but you found none were shall open up. But next you striked to me with the hammer three chops, and it was first least though it was so great that I may have ended my bane, if on me it had come. Then when you saw next to my hall a saddle-shaped hill, and there saw from over three square vallies, and one most deep, it was your hammer track, I moved the hill in front of the blow, but ou didn't see it.

[oldnorse]

Útgarða-Loki, Part V

But when he against a mission and he let out the horn and saw what way the drinks, and looks to him such small delight will be now that is lower in the horn than another. Then says Útgarða-Loki:

"Well is drunk, and none to great. No may I beliefe, it from me be said, that Asa-Thor will drink no more drinks. But though I know that will want to drink more from another drink." Thor replied not, set the horn on his mouth and tought now that he shall drink more drink, and contended drinking, as he won to the mission, and him even at the horn's will not up so many as he likes. And when he took the horn from his mouth and looked in, and let himself now so as less have ? than in his first; when now good carrying board on the horn. THen said Útgarða-Loki:

 "What is it now, Thor? Will then now no save yourself to drink one more drink, but you will be on a situation? So let me, if you shall now drink from the horn in the third drink, as this will expectedly be your greatest. None will you may here with us is called as great man as an Aesir which you are called, if you play not great in regards to other games, but I see about this which will be."

Then Thor was angry, he set the horn on his mouth and drank as furiously as he may and was tired like more on the drink. But when he saw in the horn, then had now held some delight, and he invited up the horn and wants not to drink more. Then says Útgarða-Loki:

"Visibleis now the power you which are not as great as we thought. And you will now try more games? See may now that none is the benefit of you here."

Thor answers: "Try may I more and some game, but I strangely remember it seems, that I was home with Asum, if such drinks may be called little. But what game wish you to now offer me?"

Then said Útgarða-Loki: "It is played here by young boys, which little sighs may but seem, that to begin up from the earth my cat; but I can't remember what says such with regards to Asa-Thor, if I had not seen before that you are less great than I thought." Because almost ran from one grey cat on the hall-floor, and held great. But Thor went, and took his hand down under the middle belly and lept up, and the cat bent into an arch right at the hand. But when Thor held so long as he could, then the cat lightened on one foot, and Thor didn't get to perform this game well. Then said Útgarða-Loki:

"So for this game as I defend. The cat is held well but Thor is low and little with regards to great men as here are with us."

[oldnorse]

Útgarða-Loki, Part II

Then thought Thor to understand what they let had been of the night. He belts on his strength-belt and to him grew God-strength and in that moment, fear woke up that man, he stood up quickly, and then which said that Thor became afraid one time that he beat with the hammer and asked him with respect; but he named himself Skrýmir. ‘And no need I,’ he said, ‘that asks you that name; I recognize that you are Thor. And why have you drawn away my glove?’ Then stretched Skrýmir to it, and he took his glove; Thor himself then he had it for their sleep-hall during the night, and for the house, it was the thumb of the glove. Skrýmir asked if Thor wanted to have his company, and Thor agreed (yes-sed). Then Skrýmir took it and freed his food-use and prepared himself breakfast, and Thor was in place and his companions, Skrýmir offered then that they lay provisions, and Thor agreed. Then Skrýmir bound all their provisions into one bag, and laid it on his back; he went for the day and stepped rather largely and since that evening search Skrýmir for their night-stay under some great oak. Then said Skrýmir to Thor that he wanted to lay down and sleep, “and you take the provision-bag and prepare the night meal.”

Then Skrýmir slept and snored fast, but Thor took the food-bag and should loose, and such is to say, as unbelievably may seem, he got no knot loosened, he went, and no string moved so that then be loser, than before. And when he saw that this work may get nowhere, then he was angry, then he seized the hammer, Mjollnir, with two hands and set forth other foot towards where Skrýmir lay, and lifted in have to him; and Skrýmir woke up and asked whether a leaf-blade had fallen on his head, or whether they had fed themselves and were ready for bed. Thor said that they must then go to sleep. Went they then under another oak. Which it you saw that say, that none were then asleep. And at the middle of the night then heard Thor that Skrýmir snored so that it thundered in the forests. Then he stood up and walked to him, he drove the hammer frequently and hard into the middle of his head; he recoznied that the hammer mouse deep in the head, and Skrýmir woke up and said, “What is it now? Did some acorn fall on my head? Or what is around you, Thor?” And Thor went back and saw that he was then defeated, said that then was with night and will be something at sleep. Then remembered Thor that if he came such an opportunity for him to chop, that never should he see himself since; let now and if Skrýmir slept soundly, and Little for day then hears he that Skrýmir will have sleep; then they stand up and run at him. Rode then the hammer of all his strength and beat a thin-cheek then which knows; the hammer sank up to the shaft. And Skrýmir sat himself up and said: 

[oldnorse]

Útgarða-Loki, Part III and IV

Will some birds sit in trees over me? Me suspects (I suspect), when I awoke that some bird-poop fell on me. Are you awake, Thor? Time to be up, so stand and clothe yourself. And you are not now a long way to the village which is called Útgarð. Heard have I that you had whispered among yourselves that am no little man grown, but you shall see there a greater man, which you come to in Útgarð. Now will I advise you wholesome advice: Don’t make yourself look great, Útgarða-Loka will not tolerate well this action from such wimpy babies. And if at least one desires to return, then I insist you better from that take. And if you want to go forth, then head you from the east (also, to the west). And I go on to the north path to this mountain which now you may see. Skrymir takes the food-bag and casts it on his back and turns himself away toward the forest from them, and this is not told, that Æsirnir (the gods, i-umlaut in the nom. plural, original word Áss) bade them meet each other again.

Thor and his companions turns forth and has done, and they walked forth to midday. Then saw the city standing in a valley and set their necks on their backs after get seen over up. the gates and closed back. Thor went up to the structure and was the gate and got not it unlocked, and when they were tired they came themselves into the city, then they crept between the bars in the door and came in such. They saw a great hall and went inside. Was tired to be opened, then they walked in and they saw many men on two benches.  It next they came to the king Útgarða-Loka and he said; but he turned slowly to them and grinned with his teeth and said: “Slow is from a long road that asks tidings, or is the other way and I think, that this I see is Thor?* And more will you be but seems yourself you are. Or what sports is it are you and your companions thinking to be ready with? None shall be here with us, such is not able to do some kind of art or cunning from past most men (greater than most men).” Then says so which person went which was called Loki: “Then can I play, which I am ready to try, that not which here so is quickly shall he may eat but I. (Word order: that none which are here shall eat as quickly as I.)” Then answered Útgarða-Loki: “That is a sport, if you can manage, and shall try then this sport.” Called out on the bench that was which is called Logi (whose name literally means flame) shall go forth on the floor and find out himself against Loki. Then taken was one trough carried into the hall-floor and filled with flesh. Loki set himself at one end, and Logi at the other, and the two ate as quickly and met in the middle of the trough. Had then Loki eaten all flesh from the bones, but Logi had and eaten all the flesh and bones along with and the trough; and turned himself now to be as Loki had done the games.

Then asked Útgarða-Loki: “What so the young man can of games,” and Thjalfi said that he will try to run some while with each one of them which Útgarða-Loki is able to. Útgarða-Loki says that this is a good game and calls this mainly that he himself sees well who is ready of the speed-game, if this game he shall perform; but though he let quickly this should find out. Then stands up Útgarða-Loki and walks out, and was there good time to run the smooth field. Then calls Útgarða-Loki to his own men, which is named Hugi (name literally means thought) and asked he to run in valor with Thjalfi. Then they take out the first race, and is it Hugi from forth that he turns back against him at end-race. Then says Útgarða-Loki: “Thjalfi will need at lay yourself from more, if you should win the game; but though it is true, that none have come here, the people I think are but so swift-footed.” Then they take back a second race and then Hugi comes to race's end and he turns back then was long shot/quick to Thjalfi. Then says Útgarða-Loki: “Well I think Thjalfi runs, but I don’t believe him now that he wins the race; but now will tempt/try, which they run out the third race.” Then they take in race; Hugi runs to the race’s end and turns back, and is Thjalfi not so returned on mid-race. Then says all that try is about their game. Then asks Útgarða-Loki to Thor what sports they will be which he will reveal for them, so great stories as men have got nothing done about his great-work.

Then says Thor that held himself will he take to, that fatigue drinks with each one man. Útgarða-Loki says that it may well be, goes into the hall and calls a squire to him; bids that he take a hell-horn which shepherds are accustomed to drink from. The second squire came forth with the horn and could Thor in hand. Then says Útgarða-Loki “From this thick horn then will drink if in one drink goes from, and some men drink in two, and which so little drink-man goes not from. Thor looks at the horn, and turns himself not great, and is though held long, and he is very thirsty; takes that drink and sinks great and looks that no shall need at him in the horn.

*Translation by my professor: It is slow, learning news from a long way away, or is it another way than I think, that this dweeb may be Thor?

[oldnorse]

Útgarða-Loki, Part I

It is the beginning of this narrative, that Thor went with his goats and rode, and with him went that Ás (member of the Asir) which was called Loki. They came that evening to one farmer and got their night-stay. And during the evening Thor took his goats, and after that they were slaughtered and put into a pot. And which ? was, then Thor set to night became and they companions. Thor bade to eat with the farmer and his companions and the children; the son of the farmer was called Þjálfi, and Roskva was the daughter. Then laid Thor goatskin out from the eldest, and said that the farmer and his men shall throw on the goatskin. Þjálfi, the farmer's son, held a thigh of Thor's goat and himself was so hungry and he broke it open for marrow.

Thor stayed there of the night; and when day came, he stood up and his clothed himself, took the hammer Mjollnir and brought it up and blessed the goats. Then the goats stood up, and was the other goat's back foot lame. Thor went there, and discussed that the farmer was may not ? have ? with assistance his goat; he teaches that farmer was the thigh. No needs long from because that says: know may it all, how frightened the farmer must be, he is that Thor let lower his brow over for eyes; and then thought the farmer to himself that he may fall over from such a look. He gripped his hammer so tight that his knuckles turned white. And Thor saw the farmer's terror was and all couple, bade him peace, offered to Thor that for proveniences all that which they owned. And which he so had their, then went forth to him the mother and soothes himself, and took from them their children Þjálfa and Rosku, and made themselves they that then should be servants, and they follow to him since.

He left there goats then, and began going east in Jotunheim and all to goats, and then for he out over the ocean deep. And when he came to land, then he walked up, and with him Loki and Þjálfi and Roskva. Then when they had a little time to walk, were before them a forest large. They walked on all day to darkness. Þjálfi was all-man swift footed; he carried Thor, and to save was not good. Then when dark was befallen, they let to the nights stay and found for a hall some many great; was door on end and equal width of the hall. There laid they for the night. And of middle night was land great, shok the earth under them, and the house shook. Then Thor stood up and called on his companions; and laid oneself for, and found of house to ? hand in middle halls and walked so. Set Thor in doorway, and other they were in from to him, and were they afraid, and Thor held the hammer and thought that defend oneself. Then heard they about great noise. And when came that day, then walked Thor out and where let man short from him in forests and was so not little. He slept and snored mightily.