Page:Stories of Norse Gods and Heroes.djvu/39

 him from under the ground as well as from the air. So Hrungner put his shield under his feet.

As Thor approached, so frightened was the clay giant that his horse's heart fluttered within him, and perspiration flowed off him in streams.

Hrungner hurled his flint stone and Thor his hammer at the same moment. They met in the air and the flint stone was broken into two pieces.

One piece fell to the earth and became a mountain. The other piece struck Thor's head and he fell upon the ground.

The hammer struck Hrungner and he fell dead with his foot on Thor's neck. Thor could not remove the giant's foot. All the gods tried, but none of them could lift it.

Then Thor's son, a baby three days old, came and lifted the foot with one hand and said, "Sorry am I that I did not meet the giant, for I think I could have killed him with my fist."

THOR AND THRYM.

Thor was away on one of his journeys he laid his hammer down for a moment, and went away without it.

The giant Thrym found the hammer. He