Thrym (also spelled Thrym or Thrymr) is a figure in Norse mythology, known as the king of the Jötnar (giants) and the primary antagonist in the myth of Thor's hammer. In the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, Thrym steals Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, and demands the goddess Freya as ransom. Thor, disguised as Freya, attends the wedding feast, and with the help of his companion Loki, retrieves his hammer and slays Thrym and the other giants. The name Thrym is an Old Norse word meaning "noise" or "din," reflecting his role as a chaotic and disruptive force. In Hebrew, the name can be translated as ת'רים (Thrim). In German, it is Thrym or Thrymr, and in Icelandic, it remains Þrym.
Norse mythical character
In Norse mythology, Þrymr was a jötunn. He is the namesake of the Eddic poem Þrymskviða, in which he stole Thor's hammer Mjǫlnir, and the same tale is told in Þrymlur. Another mention of Þrymr is in the þulur appended to the Prose Edda, probably deriving from Þrymskviða. Three figures named Þrymr, including a king and a jötunn, are mentioned in Hversu Noregr byggðist.