Lokrur

Translated by Ann Sheffield, Denise Vast, and Lyonel Perabo,
with additional contributions from Danielle Cudmore and Ben Waggoner.
October 2023, Mimisbrunnr.info

Lokrur is a rhyming poem (rímur) from medieval Iceland that describes the journey of Þórr, Loki, and Þjálfi to the hall of the jötunn Útgarða-Loki. The story is best known from Snorri Sturluson's prose Edda, but Lokrur, which would have been recited for entertainment during the long winter evenings, puts its own spin on the tale.