The myth of Thor's journey to the land of giants - Scott A. Mellor

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Thor—son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind—struggled mightily against his greatest challenge yet: opening a bag of food.It’d all started when Thor,along with his fleet-footed human servant Thjalfi and Loki, the trickster god,set out on a journey to Jotunheim, land of the giants.Along the way, they’d met a giant named Skrymir,who offered to accompany them and even carry their provisions in his bag.But when they made camp, Skrymir dozed offand Thor couldn’t untie the sack.Frustrated and hungry, Thor tried to wake the giant three timesby striking his head with his hammer Mjolnir as hard as he could.But each time, Skrymir thought it was only a falling acornand went back to sleep.The next morning, Skrymir departedand event...