Hyrrokkin
Norse single tradition · 1
Hyrrokkin is a giantess who lives in Jötunheim. She was summoned to help launch Baldr's ship, Hringhorni, for his funeral pyre. She flung the ship so violently that flames appeared and the earth trembled, much to the annoyance of Thor.
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Norse mythology dates from the Viking Age to the Middle Ages.
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Source passages
“without the help of the giantess Hyrrokkin, who was sent for out of Jötunheim. She then flung the ship so violently down the rollers at the first push that flames appeared and the earth trembled, much to the annoyance of Thor.”
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