Hrymr (alsoHrym orRym) is ajötunn inNorse mythology. During thefinal battle ofRagnarök, Hrym will bring with him all the legions of the jötnar (giants) toward the field ofVígríðr to confront theÆsir (gods).
Theetymology of theOld Norse nameHrym is unclear.[1]Andy Orchard has proposed the meaning 'decrepit'.[2]Jan de Vries argues that a relation withhrumr ('weak, fragile') issemantically questionable.[1]
InVöluspá (Prophecy of theVölva), Hrym plays a major role in the apocalyptic events ofRagnarök.[2]
Hrym drives from the east, heaves his shield before him,
the great serpent writhes in giant rage;
the serpent churns the waves, the eagle shrieks in anticipation
pale-beaked he rips the corpse, Naglfar breaks free.
— Völuspá, 47, trans.C. Larrington, 1996.
InGylfaginning (The Beguiling ofGylfi, 51), he is depicted as the captain ofNaglfar, the ship that will ferry the enemies of the gods during Ragnarök, directly contradicting the version ofVöluspá where it is the godLoki who will steer the ship.[3]
There is a giant called Hrym who will captain Naglfar (...) Then there will also arrive there Fenriswolf and the Midgard serpent. By then Loki will also have arrived there and Hrym and with him all the frost-giants, but with Loki will be all Hel's people.
— Gylfaginning, 51, trans. A. Faulkes, 1987.
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