Geirrod

Family: Jötuns · Role: giant · First appears: Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's

Life events

Geirrod captured Loke, locked him in a chest, and starved him.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · 📍 Geirrodsgard)
- With: Loki
- “Then Geirrod locked him down in a chest, and starved him for three months;”
Loke revealed his identity and swore to bring Thor to Geirrod without his hammer or strength belt.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · 📍 Geirrodsgard)
- With: Loki
- “Loke confessed who he was, and to save his life he swore an oath to Geirrod that he would get Thor to come to Geirrodsgard without his hammer or his belt of strength.”
Thor threw the red-hot iron wedge through Geirrod, killing him.(Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · 📍 Geirrod)
- With: Thor
- “But Thor threw the wedge with so great force that it struck through the post, through Geirrod, through the wall, and then went out and into the ground.”

child: Gjalp “Then Thor looked up and saw in a cleft Gjalp, the daughter of Geirrod, standing on both sides of the stream, and causing its growth.”
child: Greip “Under the seat were Geirrod’s daughters, Gjalp and Greip, and he had broken the backs of both of them.”
enemies with Thor “But Thor threw the wedge with so great force that it struck through the post, through Geirrod, through the wall, and then went out and into the ground.”
enemies with Loki “Then Geirrod locked him down in a chest, and starved him for three months; and when Geirrod finally took him up again, and asked him to speak, Loke confessed who he was, and to save his life he swore an oath to Geirrod that he would get Thor to come to Geirrodsgard without his hammer or his belt of strength.”

Extracted from the original text of The Eddas. Made with Rho MD.