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Why does Thor disguise himself as a bride in Thrymskvida?
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Jónas Hallgrímsson.
In the Icelandic literature poem Thrymskvida, the god Thor disguises himself as a bride to retrieve his stolen hammer, Mjollnir.
The giant Thrym had stolen the hammer and demanded the goddess Freyja as his bride in exchange for its return. Because Freyja refused to marry the giant, Thor masqueraded as her to infiltrate the giant's home. Once the hammer was brought out to consecrate the wedding, Thor revealed his identity, reclaimed his weapon, and defeated the giants.123