InNorse mythology,Þrymheimr is a home located in the giants' territoryJötunheimr. It was the residence of ajötunn,Þjazi, and was inherited by his daughterSkaði, later the wife ofNjörðr.
Þjazi, thejötunn who originally owned Þrymheimr, once abducted the goddessIðunn from theÆsir and kept her captive there. WithoutIðunn, whose apples kept them youthful, theÆsir began to age, and arranged a rescue. Þjazi was killed while attempting to recapture her.
After the Þjazi's death, his daughter — the giantess / goddessSkaði — inherited and inhabited Þrymheimr. During the course of Skaði's marriage to the godNjörðr, the two separated over Skaði's preference for her home in Þrymheimr.
InOld Norse the nameÞrymheimr is sometimes transliterated asThrymheim in English; it means something like "crash-home",[1]: 165 "Thunder Home",[2]: 34 or "noisy-home"[3]: 330 . Manuscripts of theProse Edda also contain the spellingsÞrumheimr andÞruþheimr. (Þrúðheimr is the home ofThor according to thepoemGrímnismál.)
Some of the spellings may be intentional:Rudolf Simek translates the variantÞruþheimr as "power house" and notes that the variant translation is a fitting name for ajötunn's home.[3]: 330
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