The two these horses galloped about all night, and the work was The stallion became frantic and ran into the wood after the mare. Stallion Svadilfari, a mare ran out of a wood up to the horse and whinnied That same evening, when the builder was driving out after stones with his Swore that he would do this, no matter what it might cost him. They threatened him with an evil death if heĭid not devise a plan whereby the builder would forfeit his wages. They recalled that it had been Loki who had given the advice to marryįreyja into Giantland and also to ruin the sky and heaven by giving the The gods then sat down in their judgment seats and sought for a way out. By threeĭays before summer the work was almost finished. It was so high and strong that it could not be taken. At that time he hadĪs winter drew to an end, the building of the stronghold had made good The Æsir without promise of safe-conduct, if Thor should come home. With many oaths, because the giant had not considered it safe to be among Now there were strong witnesses to their bargain. Performed twice as much of that tremendous task as the builder. The Æsir wereĪstonished at the size of the huge boulders the horse hauled. Used his horse for hauling the stones for it. He began building the stronghold the first day of winter, and by night Help of his horse, which was called Svadilfari, and acting on the advice When they told him these terms, however, he asked them to let him have the If, on the first day of summer, any part of it was unfinished, he was toįorfeit his reward nor was he to receive anyone's help in the work. He should receive what he asked for, if he succeeded in building the stronghold in one winter. The Æsir had a conference, and they struck this bargain with the builder. He stipulated that as his reward he was to have Freyja as his wife and possession of the Offered to make a stronghold so excellent that it would be safe and secureĪgainst cliff giants and frost ogres, even if they got inside Midgard. In the early days of the settlement of the gods, when they hadĮstablished Midgard and made Valhalla, a builder came to them and Loki and the Master Builder From The Prose Edda of Snorri Sturluson (Iceland) Ashliman's folktexts, a library of folktales, folklore, The Master Builder of the Würzburg Cathedral (Germany).The Two Master Builders at Wasserburg (Germany).Why the North Tower of Saint Stephen's Cathedral.
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