Breakdown of Story
- Thor finds Mjollnir missing (in some stories Loki gambled it away)
- Ransom for Mjollnir is Freyja marrying the giant (Thrym) who has Mjollnir
- Freyja is approached to marry Thrym by Loki and Thor; she refuses
- Council of Gods - Heimdall suggests Thor dress up as Freyja to win back Mjollnir
- Thor dressed in bride's clothes, swaddled in a huge bridal veil, has keys on a belt at "her" waist, decked out in the finest red-gold jewelry
- Loki accompanies Thor as "handmaid"
- While Thor eats all the food, Loki explains Thor's gluttony by saying that "Freyja" hadn't eaten or drunk anything before the wedding
- When Thrym tries to kiss the "bride," he sees Thor's glaring eyes; Loki explains that "Freyja" had not slept before the wedding
- Thrym's sister asks for the red-gold jewelry to "win her love"
- Mjollnir brought in from its hiding place to hallow the "bride" and start eht wedding
- Thor grasps Mjollnir, rips off wedding clothes, and kills wedding party
Modern Points to Bring Up
- Thor crossdresses, Loki crossdresses - both were considered "unmanly" by old Norse standards
- Freyja refuses marriage
- Heimdall, who created social order (caste system) proposes breaking them for Asgard's protection
- Loki has already crossdressed and foaled Sleipnir
- Odin was insulted for being taught "seidr" (women's magic)
- RELIGION CHANGES - old Norse and Victorian sex roles are no longer needed nor appropriate
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