presumed to be Loki in disguise, who refuses to weep for the slain Baldr, thus forcing him to stay in Hel. "Thökk will weep waterless tears For Baldr's bale-fare; Living or dead, I loved not the churl's son; Let Hel hold to that she hath!"
Friday 6 September 2013
Þökk (Old Norse "Thanks") is a Jötunn (Giant) in Norse mythology,
presumed to be Loki in disguise, who refuses to weep for the slain Baldr, thus forcing him to stay in Hel. "Thökk will weep waterless tears For Baldr's bale-fare; Living or dead, I loved not the churl's son; Let Hel hold to that she hath!"
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