The children of Odin - Germanic Mythology

THE WITCH'S HEART 163
"Not as long as he has his hanuner Miolnir, and the gloves
with which he grasps his hammer, and the belt that doubles his
strength."
"Oh, if we could catch him without his hammer and his belt
and his gloves," cried Gialp and Greip together.
At that moment they saw the falcon hovering before the door.
They were eager now for something to hold and torment and so
the hearts of the three became set upon catching the falcon.
They did not stir from the place where they were sitting,
but they called the child Glapp, who was swinging from
the roof-tree, and they bade him go out and try to catch
the falcon.
All concealed by the great leaves the child Glapp climbed up
the ivy that was around the door. The falcon came hovering
near. Then Glapp caught it by the wings and fell down through
the ivy, screaming and struggling as he was being beaten, and
clawed, and torn by the wings and the talons and the beak of
the falcon.
Gerriod and Greip and Gialp rushed out and kept hold of the
falcon. As the Giant held him in his hands and looked him over
he knew that this was no bird-creature. The eyes showed him
to be of Alfheim or Asgard. The Giant took him and shut him
in a box till he would speak.
Soon he tapped at the closed box and when Gerriod opened it
Loki spoke to him. So glaxi was the savage Giant to have one of
the Dwellers in Asgard in his power that he and his daughters