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 When Gjalp and Greip, Geirrod's daughters, Wanted to lift me to heaven.

Then Geirrod had Thor invited into the hall to the games. Large fires burned along the whole length of the hall. 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. Geirrod sprang behind an iron post to guard himself. But Thor threw the wedge with so great force that it struck through the post, through Geirrod, through the wall, and then went out and into the ground. From this saga, Eilif, son of Gudrun, made the following song, called Thor's Drapa:

The Midgard-serpent's father exhorted Thor, the victor of giants, To set out from home. A great liar was Loke. Not quite confident. The companion of the war-god Declared green paths to lie To the gard of Geirrod.

Thor did not long let Loke Invite him to the arduous journey. They were eager to crush Thorn's descendants. When he, who is wont to swing Megingjard, Once set out from Odin's home To visit Ymer's children in Gandvik,