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	Gamall Steinn - Culture of the Teutons - Volume 2 (Fighting the Demon)
		A river should be stemmed at its source, he exclaimed and flung a stone at her with the result that the waters subsided and he was able to lift himself and his companions out of the stream.
		He was placed opposite to the giant, and Geirrod took up a glowing bolt of iron and hurled it at the god, but Thor caught it with his gloves and raised it ready for striking.
		The myth of Geirrod affords a glimpse of a sacral art involving the use of a staff, adding by way of a commentary that his rite implied a symbolic representation of the god's journey into Utgard.
	gamall-steinn.org /text/cot2-demon.htm (4082 words)

	Þórsdrápa
		When Geirrod released him and asked him to speak, Loki said who he was, and to save his life he swore to Geirrod that he would get Thor to come to Geirrod's courts without either his hammer or girdle of might.
		Geirrod's daughters, Gjalp and Greip, had been hiding under the chair, and he had broken their backs.
		When Thor came in and faced Geirrod, the giant grabbed with tongs a glowing lump of molten iron and threw it at Thor, who caught it with the iron gauntlets, and raised it, while Geirrod hid behind an iron pillar in an attempt to escape.
	www.hi.is /~eybjorn/ugm/meter/ssprose.html (1982 words)

	Grimnismál
		Geirrod went up to the house where he was welcomed, but his father was dead.
		But Geirrod, my foster-child, is a king ruling over his land.' Frigg said, 'He is so parsimonious that he tortures his guests if he thinks there are too many of them.' Odin replied that this was a great lie; and they wagered about the truth.
		Geirrod sat with his sword on his knee, half drawn from its sheath.
	home.earthlink.net /~wodensharrow/grimnismal.html (1134 words)

	Framlinham Log 1
		Geirrod will ride his horse some distance behind us, far enough to not be immediately noticed, but close enough to get to us quickly if we get into trouble (which we expect).
		Geirrod, Aaron and I decide he is too dangerous to let go so we decide he must die.
		Geirrod and Uncle Stinky, who have joined us by the doorway, rush down the hall as a huge bolt is fired from the crossbow.
	www3.telus.net /sdfs01/framlog1.html (5779 words)

	Jani Salonen \| Mytologia, Geirrod (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geirrod was not at home, but the giant's servants received the visitors.
		It was not long, though, before Geirrod's two daughters tried to kill the slumbering Thor by lifting up his chair and dashing out his brains on the ceiling.
		However, Geirrod himself then appeared in the hall and using a pair of tongs he picked up a red-hot iron ball and threw it at Thor, who caught it in Grid's iron gloves.
	koti.kontu.la /jsalonen/jani/main_myth_030.html (278 words)

	Thor - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		According to one myth in the Prose Edda, Loki was flying as a hawk one day and was captured by Geirrod.
		Geirrod, who hated Thor, demanded that Loki bring his enemy (who did not yet have his magic belt and hammer) to Geirrod's castle.
		She waited until Loki left the room then told Thor what was happening and gave him her iron gloves and magical belt and staff.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Donar (1463 words)

	Loki - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He was flying as a hawk one day and was captured by Geirrod, a frost giant.
		Geirrod, who hated Thor, demanded that Loki bring his enemy (without his magic belt and Mjolnir to Geirrod's castle.
		On the way to Geirrod's, they stopped at the home of Grid, a giantess.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Loki (1790 words)

	Giants
		Geirrod ("spear-rider") was the father of two giantess – Gialp ("yelper") and Greip ("gripper").
		Though Geirrod managed to get Thor to leave behind his weapon, Thor received an unbreakable magic staff; a girdle of might and iron gauntlets from a giantess named Grid.
		Thiassi was the eldest son of Olvaldi or Allvaldi, and the brother of Idi and Gang.
	www.timelessmyths.com /norse/giants.html (2815 words)

	Of Thor and Giants
		Geirrod confined Loki within a chest for three months, almost starving Loki to death.
		Geirrod refused to release Loki, until his prisoner agreed to persuade Thor to come to his domain.
		Geirrod threw the iron at Thor with all his might, but Thor easily caught the molten iron with iron glove that Grid had given him.
	www.timelessmyths.com /norse/thor.html (4843 words)

	Poetic Edda
		: Agnar and Geirrod are brother princes and foster sons of Frigg and Odin.
		Geirrod the younger tricked his brother so he could be King.
		Geirrod draws his sword, but startled when Odin suddenly transforms himself into his godly form, falls on his own sword and dies, thus fulfilling the prophecy.
	www.sunnyway.com /runes/poetic_edda.html (1250 words)

	GEIRROD : The fabulous creature from Norse Mythology
		GEIRROD: One of the FROST-GIANTS, with two gruesome daughters, GJALP and GREIP.
		The innocent THOR left his battling gear at home and allowed LOKI to lead him to his doom, but it was a long journey, and THOR opted for an overnight stay at GRID's.
		When LOKI was asleep, GRID warned THOR that she had heard on the Giant grapevine that GEIRROD was up to no good and was on no account to be trusted.
	www.godchecker.com /pantheon/norse-mythology.php?deity=GEIRROD (373 words)

	Thorsdrapa
		One of Geirrod's daughters caused the rise of the fjord waters - many say that she did so by a powerful jet of her urine - and nearly succeeded in drowning Thor.
		Loki is caught by the giant Geirrod and in exchange for his freedom, he promises to bring back Thor, without his hammer, and his girdle of might [this episode is not related in the poem].
		Geirrod throws a piece of red-hot iron at Thor, but Thor catches it in Grid's iron gloves [the poem makes clear that it is in his hand, described as a gaping mouth].
	www.nordic-life.org /nmh/thoreng.html (6036 words)

	Geirrod
		He was a bitter enemy of Thor, and having captured Loki (when Loki was flying around as a hawk) received from him a promise that he, Loki, would bring Thor to Geirrod's castle without Thor having his magic belt and magic hammer.
		She told Thor what was up when Loki left the room, and gave him her magic belt, iron gloves and magic staff.
		Needless to say Thor used each with supreme efficiency and slew Geirrod, his daughters and all other frost giants in the vicinity.
	www.pantheon.org /articles/g/geirrod.html (139 words)

	Northvegr - Prose Edda - Anderson Trans.
		She told Thor the truth concerning Geirrod, that he was a dog-wise and dangerous giant; and she lent him her own belt of strength and steel gloves, and her staff, which is called Gridarvol.
		(14) When Thor came to Geirrod, he and his companion were shown to the guest-room, where lodgings were given them, but there was but one seat, and on that Thor sat down.
		Under the seat were Geirrod's daughters, Gjalp and Greip, and he had broken the backs of both of them.
	www.northvegr.org /lore/prose2/025.php (702 words)

	WiccanWeb.ca
		To Geirrod he confessed who he was, and the giant constrained him to promise, by swearing a binding oath, that he would bring Thor to Jotun-heim and unto that strong castle without his hammer or his belt or his iron gloves.
		When she beheld Thor going unarmed towards Geirrod's castle, she warned him that the giant was as cunning and treacherous as a wolf-dog, and dangerous to meet without weapons.
		Thus was Geirrod and his clan overcome in dread conflict; but no less terrible was the battle which Thor waged against Hrungner, the stone-giant, the tale of which now follows.
	www.wiccanweb.ca /print-1963.html (2536 words)

	The Masks of Odin by Elsa-Brita Titchenell, ch 16 (Grimnismal)
		Geirrod was in the prow; he jumped ashore but pushed the boat away and said: "Go where the trolls may take you!" The vessel drifted out to sea.
		But Geirrod, my foster child, is a king and rules over lands." Frigga replied: "He is so stingy, he starves his guests, if they are too numerous." Odin said this was a great lie; they made a wager on this dispute.
		Geirrod's son, in the land of the Goths.
	www.theosociety.org /pasadena/odin/odin-16.htm (2540 words)

	! Assembly of The Elder Troth - Thorrablot !
		The commonly seen form "Fenris" is a grammatical error based on a misunderstood old Norse poetic convention of identifying things by their type and a possessive: "the ash of Yggdrasill", Askr Yggdrasils; "the wolf of Fenrir", Ulfr Fenris.
		Geirrod captured Loki (who was in the guise of a Falcon) and forced him to promise to deliver Thor to his hall.
		After Loki had fallen asleep, Grid told a drunken Thor that Geirrod was planning to kill him and that he was foolish to make the journey without his hammer and his girdle of strength.
	www.aetaustralia.org /giants.htm (942 words)

	The Children of Odin: Part II. Odin the Wanderer: 2. Odin Faces an Evil Man
		Geirrod, his name was, and he was strong and passionate, with a high and a loud voice.
		Geirrod climbed the high cliffs and came to his father's castle.
		Geirrod told of Agnar that he had fallen out of the boat on their way back and that he had been drowned.
	www.sacred-texts.com /neu/ice/coo/coo12.htm (1832 words)

	Geirrod (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geirrod is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		The principal subject of the poem is a narrative relating as to how Thor came by his hammer, Mjolnir (Mjǫlnir), and, as is usually the case in stories with Thor, how the giants came off worse.
		Behind it all, of course, is Loki, who gulls Thor into a confrontation with the giant Geirrod (Geirrǫðr).
	www.experiencefestival.com.cob-web.org:8888 /geirrod (906 words)

	Dyre MUD History and Houses
		Ere the giant Geirrod, ruler of Asgard, fell silent with the leave of Hrungner.
		Keen in his desire of Midgaard, Geirrod did cry out and call forth dark wood-folk armies from Grjottungard against the walls of Midgaard.
		Black were the brows of Hrungner when he beheld Geirrod; white were his knuckles as he clutched his great sword.
	dyremud.com /history.htm (2371 words)

	The Lay of Grimnir
		King Geirrod had a son eight winters old, called Agnar afier his father's brother.
		2 For eight nights I have not moved, None offered me meat or mead Except Agnar: the Son of Geirrod Shall be lord of the land of the Goths.
		50 You are drunk, dead drunk, Geirrod, Deprived of reason, deprived of my help, Of the favor of the fallen, of the favor of Odin.
	www.blight.com /~sparkle/ring/poetic/grimnir.htm (1835 words)

	Geirrod Pedderson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geirrod is a good person who, through his upbringing and training, is willing to sacrifice his happiness and safety so that other good people may live in peace.
		Deep meditation to Tyr has led him to understand the value of self-sacrifice and he is willing to throw himself into the path of danger to defend these beliefs.
		Geirrod has been assigned to his unit for the past X years/months/days/hours/minutes/seconds/mille-seconds/…..
	www3.telus.net /sdfs01/geirrod.html (355 words)

	Teutonic Myth and Legend: Chapter XXIV. Land of the Not-dead and many Marvels
		The giant Geirrod dwelt there, and although the way to his abode was full of peril for mortals, Gorm.
		To reach the abode of Geirrod ships must needs cross the vast tempestuous ocean that encircles the earth, and voyage on through horrors undreamt of, until the sunway is passed and the stars vanish from sight.
		He who contended against the monsters in Geirrod's dwelling was overcome by a maiden of gentle seeming, and he never again returned to his native land, for when Thorkill and the king took their departure he followed them towards the shore, but he was caught in a river and dashed to death.
	www.earth-history.com /Europe/Teutonic/chap24.htm (6021 words)

	Encyclopedia of Norse Mythology
		Geirrod (1)- The giant who, along with his daughters Gialp and Greip, attempted to kill Thor.
		Geirrod (2)- Son of King Hrauding, brother of Agnar.
		King Hrauding- King of the Goths, father of Agnar and Geirrod.
	todd.reimer.com /norse/myth.html (5818 words)

	The Giants and the Others (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Geirrod (1): The giant who, along with his daughters Gialp and Greip, attempted to kill Thor.
		Geirrod (2): Son of King Hrauding, brother of Agnar.
		According to the Prose Edda she is so beautiful that her name can be given to whatever is precious or lovely.
	www.viking-folklore.com /vikingstory-page/the-giants-the-others.html (2965 words)

	The Prose Edda at The Midhnott Sol Kindred
		When Thor came to Geirrod, he and his companion were shown to the guest-room, where lodgings were given them, but there was but one seat, and on that Thor sat down.
		When Thor came into the hall, and stood opposite Geirrod, the latter seized with a pair of tongs a red-hot iron wedge and threw it at Thor.
		But he caught it with his steel gloves, and lifted it up in the air.
	www.stavacademy.co.uk /mimir/thorgeiriod.htm (656 words)

	grimnismal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		They had a fair wind and came to their father's dock.
		Then Geirrod was made king and became famous.
		King Geirrod had a son eight winters old, called Agnar after his father's brother.
	www.gale.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /midnite_gale_10.htm (811 words)

	Nastrond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The volva says they portend the fall of the gods, beginning with the death of Balder.
		Grimnismál or "Sayings of Grimnir": Agnar and Geirrod are brother princes and foster sons of Frigg and Odin.
		Hárbarthljód or "Lay of Hárbarth": Thor, on one side of the river and Odin (as Harbarth the ferryman) at the other "play the dozens", a contest of verbal abuse and bragging of their accomplishments.
	home.flash.net /~runhild/runes/eddas.html (600 words)

	geirrod - OneLook Dictionary Search (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		geirrod - OneLook Dictionary Search (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)
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