equally odd explanations for its differences from the grandmother than Little Red Riding Hood was expecting. Songs Parts of the story related in Þrymskviða remained in the Thor song, a song which is known from Scandinavia and of which there are Swedish accounts from the 17th century to the 19th century. In this song, Thor is called Torkar, Loki is called Locke Lewe, Freyja is called Miss Frojenborg and Þrymr is called Trolletrams. A 15th century Icelandic rímur cycle, Þrymlur, relates the same story and is evidently based on Þrymskviða. Opera The first full-length Icelandic opera, Jón Ásgeirsson's Þrymskviða, was premiered at Iceland's National Theater in 1974. The libretto is based on the text of the poem Þrymskviða, but also incorporates material from several other Eddic poems. Icelandic statue A seated bronze statue of Thor (about 6.4 cm) known as the Eyrarland statue from about AD 1000 was recovered at a farm near Akureyri, Iceland and is a featured display at the National Museum of Iceland. Thor is holding Mjöllnir, sculpted in the typically Icelandic cross-like shape. It has been suggested that the statue is related to a scene from Þrymskviða where Thor recovers his hammer while seated by grasping it with both hands during the wedding ceremony. References Other sources Schön, Ebbe. Asa-Tors hammare. Fälth & Hässler, Värnamo 2004. External links Þrymskviða in Old Norse from heimskringla.no The Scandinavian Thor songs and Þrymlur from heimskringla.no An English translation of Þrymskviða Text of Þrymskviða with an English marginal glossary MyNDIR (My Norse Digital Image repository) illustrations from Victorian and Edwardian retellings of Þrymskviða. Clicking on the thumbnail will give you the full image and information concerning it. Eddic poetry Sources of Norse mythology