thor’s journey to jotunheim. 
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Loke then said, ‘ that to empty that horn at one 
pull was well done; some drained it at twice; "but 
that he was a wretched drinker who could not 
finish it at the third draught.’ Thor looked at the 
horn, and thought that it was not large, though it 
was tolerably long. He was very thirsty, lifted it 
to his mouth, and was very happy at the thought of 
so good a draught. When he could drink no more, 
he took the horn from his mouth, and saw, to his 
astonishment, that there was little less in it than before. 
Utgard Loke said: 1 Well hast thou drunk, yet not 
much. I should never have believed but that Asar 
Thor could have drunk more; however, of this I am 
confident, thou wilt empty it at the second time.’ 
He drank again; but when he took away the horn 
from his mouth, it seemed to him that it had sunk 
less this time than the first; yet the horn might now 
be carried without spilling. 
“ Then said Utgard Loke: ‘ How is this, Thor ? 
If thou dost not reserve thyself purposely for the 
third draught, thine honour must be lost ; how 
canst thou be regarded as a great man, as the 
(Esir look upon thee, if thou dost not distinguish 
