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Skrymir

Skrymir
  • Creator: Elmer Boyd Smith May 31, 1860-October 5, 1943.
  • Description: This scene is from the 1930 edition of Abbie F Brown's In the Days of Giants. This illustration by E. Boyd Smith is from a Victorian era retelling of Þórr´s Journey to the Court of Útgarða-Loki. Þórr and his traveling companions, Loki, Þjálfi, and Röskva, spend the night in a giant´s glove that they mistook in the dark for a huge building. In the morning, a giant appears, introduces himself as Skrymir and offers to travel with them. Abbie Farewell Brown's In the Days of Giants was first published in 1902, and this illustration was digitized from the reprint published in 1930.
  • Source: In the Days of Giants
  • Folio or Page: 1
  • Medium: Not known
  • Date: 1930
  • Dimensions (mm): 80 x 135
  • Provenance:
    This illustration is from In the Days of Giants from the collection of P. A. Baer.
  • Rights:
    This illustration from In the Days of Giants is in the public domain.
  • Research notes, early print reviews, etc.:
    Early print review of the first edition of In the Days of Giants: "There are six illustrations by E. Boyd Smith, which are delightful reproductions of the quaint conceits of these old legends." (The Washington Post 7) Web. 20 November 2021.
  • Bibliography:

    Primary Sources

    Brown, Abbie. In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930.

    Secondary Sources

    Review of In the Days of Giants by Abbie Farwell Brown. The Washington Post (1877-1922), 5 May 1902: 7. Web. 20 November 2021.
  • Identity Number: DysGnts-1930-FrtP-01
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Brown, Abbie Farwell   Smith,Elmer Boyd   In the Days of Giants   Edwardian   Skrýmir, Skrymir   Þórr, Thor   Þjazi, Thjazi   Loki   Þjálfi, Thjalfi   Röskva, Roskva   Mjöllnir, Mjollnir   örn, eagle   hamarr, hammer   Þórr´s Journey to the Court of Útgarða-Loki, Thor's Journey to the Court of Utgarda-Loki   Jötunheimr  

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Laliberte, Camille (en.) b. 19th December 1998
Occupation: Research Assistant

Anomalies

Loki (non.)
Loki is counted among the gods but is a giant by birth.

Artifacts

Mjöllnir (non.) Mjollnir (en.) Þórr's hammer that returns to his hand after he throws it.

Giants and Giantesses

Skrýmir (non.) Skrymir (en.) The giant who rules the castle called Útgarðr in Jötunheimr. He is also known as Útgarðaloki. In the Prose Edda, Snorri calls him Skrýmir when relating the myth concerning Þórr's journey to Útgarðr. He is also called Skrýmir in the poem Lokasenna but is called Fjallir in Hárbarðljóð.
Þjazi (non.) Thjazi (en.) The giant who persuaded Loki to abduct the goddess Íðunn.

Gods and Goddesses

Þórr (non.) Thor (en.) In the Prose Edda, Þórr is the son of Óðinn and the giantess Jörð. However, in Heimskringla, he is a mortal.

Myths

Þórr´s Journey to the Court of Útgarða-Loki Thor's Journey to the Court of Utgarda-Loki This myth relates the story of Þórr's Trip to the Court of Útgarða-Loki and the tricks that giants play on him and his companions Loki and Þjálfi.

Mythological Persons

Röskva (non.) Roskva (en.) In the Prose Edda, Röskva and her brother Þjálfi are the children of a farmer that Þórr stays with on one of his journeys. Þjálfi is responsible for the laming of one of Þórr´ goats and as a result the two siblings become Þórr´s servants in order to appease his anger.
Þjálfi (non.) Thjalfi (en.) In the Prose Edda, Þjálfi and his sister Röskva are the children of a farmer that Þórr stays with on one of his journeys. Þjálfi is responsible for the laming of one of Þórr´s goats and as a result the two siblings become Þórr´s servants in order to appease his anger.

Mythological Places

Jötunheimr (non.) Realm of the giants.

Nouns

Edwardian (en.)The Edwardian era began with the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910 (January 22, 1901 - 28 July, 1914). However, the era's end date is sometimes extended to the beginning of World War 1 (28 July 1914).
hamarr (non.) hammer (en.)
örn (non.) eagle (en.)

Source Materials:

In the Days of Giants (en.) Retelling of Norse Myth written by Abbie Farwell Brown and illustrated by Elmer Boyd Smith.

Source Persons

Brown, Abbie Farwell (en.) b. August 21, 1871
d. March 5, 1927
Nationality: American
Occupation: Author
Residence: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Abbie Farwell Brown was an American novelist, journalist, playwright, lyricist, and children's author.
Smith,Elmer Boyd (en.) b. May 31, 1860
d. October 5, 1943
Nationality: Canadian/American
Occupation: Author/Illustrator
Residence: Wilton, Connecticut, USA
A Canadian-American writer and illustrator.