Children of Odin I

Eeeeeeeeeehehehheheeeee I found a prose version of the story I've been going on about in Tumblr for a couple of days now - the one where Thor and Loki trick Thrym the Giant to return Mjölnir (he stole it). So I thought I'd make some sketchy illustrations of the story, and post it here in snippets, since the actual story is Public Domain now. It's from the book "The Children of Odin" by Padraic Colum, and it's based on the original stories in the Edda. Mwahaha. I LOVED this story when I was a kid! Wait... I still do. I'll be using some refs from the movies, but not all the time... (All of this, naturally, is just a great big ruse to get to draw Hiddles, right? This one doesn't look much like him yet, though. But I'll get there. XD)

Marvel owns whatever little I retain of the movie design XD It's very lazy sketching for now at least!

So without further ado,

HOW THOR AND LOKI BEFOOLED THRYM THE GIANT.

LOKI told another tale about Thor--about Thor and Thrym, a stupid Giant who had cunning streaks in him. Loki and Thor had been in this Giant's house. He had made a feast for them and Thor had been unwatchful.

Then when they were far from Jötunheim Thor missed Miölnir, missed the hammer that was the defence of Asgard and the help of the Gods. He could not remember how or where he had mislaid it. Loki's thoughts went toward Thrym, that stupid Giant who yet had cunning streaks in him. Thor, who had lost the hammer that he had sworn never to let out of his sight, did not know what to do.

But Loki thought it would be worth while to see if Thrym knew anything about it. He went first to Asgard.

He hurried across the Rainbow Bridge and passed Heimdall without speaking to him. To none of the Dwellers in Asgard whom he met did he dare relate the tidings of Thor's loss. He spoke to none until he came to Frigga's palace.

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