A 1900 illustration of the
Norse god Thor with the giant
Útgarða-Loki. Giving his name as "Skrymir", the giant tricked Thor and his companions in several ways, such as challenging Thor's servant
Þjálfi to a race against Thought, challenging
Loki in an eating contest with Wildfire, and challenging Thor to a drinking contest where the
drinking horn was connected to the ocean. In the end, Útgarða-Loki revealed his trickery and said that he had been truly afraid at their performance and would never again risk coming near the thunder god. Thor's dealings with giants make up most of the myths surrounding him.
Artist: Louis Huard; Restoration: Adam Cuerden