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god, and his brother Lopt, attended by a servant, de¬ 
termined to go eastward to Jotunheim, the land of the 
giants, in search of adventures. Crossing over a great 
water, they came to a desolate plain, at whose further 
end, tossing and waving in the wind, rose the tree-tops 
of a great forest. After journeying for many hours 
along its dusky labyrinths, they began to be anxious 
about a resting-place for the night. “At last, Lopt 
perceived a very spacious house, on one side of which 
was an entrance as wide as the house itself; and there 
they took up their night-quarters. At midnight they 
perceived a great earthquake; the ground reeled under 
them and the house shook. 
“ Then up rose Thor and called to his companions. 
They sought about, and found a side building to the 
right, into which they went. Thor placed himself at 
the door; the rest went and sat down further in, and 
were very much afraid. 
“ Thor kept his hammer in his hand, ready to defend 
them. Then they heard a terrible noise and roaring. 
As it began to dawn, Thor w T ent out, and saw a man 
lying in the wood not far from them; he was by no 
means small, and he slept and snored loudly. Then 
