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Þjálfi and Röskva
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In Norse mythology, Þjálfi and Röskva, also known as Thjalfi and Roskva, are two siblings, a boy and a girl, respectively, who are servants of the god Thor. Þjálfi receives a single mention in the Poe
Þjálfi and Röskva turn away in fear as Thor and Loki face the immense jötunn Skrymir in an illustration (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith.
Þjálfi and Röskva turn away in fear as Thor and Loki face the immense jötunn Skrymir in an illustration (1902) by Elmer Boyd Smith.
Ingvar runestone U 778 with the personal name Þialfi.
Ingvar runestone U 778 with the personal name Þialfi.
Thor, Loki, Þjálfi, and Röskva ride in Thor's goat-driven chariot in an illustration by Mårten Eskil Winge from an 1893 edition of the Poetic Edda.
Thor, Loki, Þjálfi, and Röskva ride in Thor's goat-driven chariot in an illustration by Mårten Eskil Winge from an 1893 edition of the Poetic Edda.
Thor issues blows to the sleeping Skrýmir while the group looks on in an illustration (1842) by Ludwig von Maydell [de].
Thor issues blows to the sleeping Skrýmir while the group looks on in an illustration (1842) by Ludwig von Maydell [de].
Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr
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Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr are the goats who pull the chariot of the god Thor in Norse mythology. They are attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources,
Þjálfi and Röskva
…Röskva are the children of peasant farmers. Thor and Loki stay a night at their farmstead and there Thor shares with the family the meat of his goats, Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr, which he can resurrect provided that their bones are intact. Þjálfi sucks the marrow from a leg bone from one of the goats. When Thor resurrects the…
The goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr pull the chariot of the god Thor in an illustration from 1832.
The goats Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr pull the chariot of the god Thor in an illustration from 1832.
Thor notices that one of his goats has a lame leg in an illustration (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
Thor notices that one of his goats has a lame leg in an illustration (1895) by Lorenz Frølich
Thor (1910) by Johannes Gehrts
Thor (1910) by Johannes Gehrts