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, Þrúðvangr (

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: , "power-field",Simek (2007:330). sometimes anglicized as Thrudvang or Thruthvang) or Þrúðvangar (plural form) is/are a field/fields where the god

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resides. The field is attested in the ''

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'' and in '' Heimskringla'', both written by

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in the 13th century. In the ''Prose Edda'' book '' Gylfaginning'', the enthroned figure of

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tells Gangleri (King Gylfi in disguise) about the god Thor. Among other details, High mentions that Thor's realm is Þrúðvangr and that Thor owns the hall Bilskírnir, the largest of all buildings ever erected.Faulkes (1995:22). Further in ''Gylfaginning'', High mentions that Thor returned to Þrúðvangr after Útgarða-Loki's fortress disappeared.Faulkes (1995:46). In the ''Prose Edda'' book ''Skáldskaparmál'', Thor's battle with Hrungnir is recounted. The narration details that, after defeating Hrungnir and left with a whetstone lodged in his head, Thor returned to Þrúðvangr, where the

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Gróa unsuccessfully attempted to remove the stone.Faulkes (1995:79—80). In the ''Heimskringla'' book ''

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'', the field is again mentioned, yet in euhemerized context; here Thor is a temple priest, and given Þrúðvangr, a location in Sweden, by

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, here described as a powerful king.Hollander (2007:10).

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*Faulkes, Anthony (Trans.) (1995). ''Edda''. Everyman. *Hollander, Lee Milton. (Trans.) (2007). ''Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway''.

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. *Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall. ''Dictionary of Northern Mythology''. D.S. Brewer. {{DEFAULTSORT:Thrudvang Locations in Norse mythology Thor

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