Re: OT: RE: [norse_course] "Vit tvau"

IMHO, it seems most likely that Loki was being a smart-ass and referring to Þórr as feminine. He seems to have been pretty good at knowing just when and for just how long he could get away with it. I am looking forward to finding more of these little gems of subtlety when I can read the stories in the language they were written!

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From: Haukur Thorgeirsson [mailto:haukurth@...]
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 4:52 AM
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Subject: Re: OT: RE: [norse_course] "Vit tvau"

<snip> In my opinion Loki is referring to Þórr - and teasing him for being dressed up. We know from earlier on in the poem that Þórr would be sensitive to that: "mik munu Æsir argan kalla" (the Æsir will call me perverse) Adding to this; Þórr's woman costume is described with some detail but Loki's is not (he just says: "I'll come with you and be your (female) slave"). Regards, Haukur

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