| dc.description | Because Gylfaginning endeavors to present the entire curve of the mythology, from the creation of the cosmos through the ongoing conflict between gods and giants to the destruction of the cosmos, with non-narrative detours cataloging features of the gods and goddesses, that sixth part is large indeed. The story is also significant because it does not draw from the eddic poems Voluspa, Vafbrudnismal, and Grimnismal, which were the major sources of Gylfaginning. Since the latter two. indeed, perhaps all three.are Odin poems, Gylfaginning has a certain focus on Odin, and besides the journey to Utgardaloki, there is only one other Thor narrative in Gylfaginning, about his visit to the giant Hymir and fishing up of the Midgard serpent. Thus the visit to Utgardaloki offers the fullest opportunity within Gylfaginning to see Thor in action.within all of Snorra Edda, actually, and judging by length at least, within the entire corpus. | eng |
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