Northern mythology

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diTjve out in his chariot with the goats, together with Asa-
Loki, and in the evenincr they came to a conntryman^s
house. The goats were killed and boiled, and Thor in-
\-ited the countrj-man and his wife, his son Thialfi, and his
daughter Pioskva to partake of the repast; and desired
them to throw the bones iato the croat-skiQS, which he
had laid by the side of the hearth. But Thialfi broke a
thigh-bone, in order to get at the marrow.
Thor remained
there during the night, rose at dawn, raised Miolmr on
high, consecrated the goat-skins with it, and the goats
sprang up, but one was lame of a hind-leg. He called to
the countryman, who was ready to sink on seeing the
angr\- brow of the god, and his knuckles white with
clenching the haft of Miolnir. Both the man and his
famdy sued for pardod, and offered to give all they possessed,
in compensation for the misfortune. Thor seeing
them thus terrified, mitigated his anger, and contented
himself with taking Thialfi and Roskva as his servants,
who attended him ever after. Leading the goats behind,
he resolved on proceediag eastward to Jotunheim, in the
direction of the sea, which he crossed, accompanied by
Loki, Thialfi, and Boskva. After travelling a short distance
they came to a vast forest, in which they journeyed
the whole day till dark; Thialfi, who of all men was
swiftest of foot, bearing Thor's wallet, though provisions
to fill it were not easily to be had. Looking now on all
sides for a place wherein to pass the night, they found a
very spacious house, with a door at one end as broad as
the house itself. They entered, and betook themselves to
rest ; but at midnight the earth shook under them, and
the house ti-embled. Thor arose and called to his companions.
Groping their way, they found a chamber on
the right, which they entered, but Thor set himself in the
door-way ^ith hammer in hand. Those within were much
terrified, for they heard a great din and crash. At dawn
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