''Þorsteins þáttr bæjarmagns'' or ''The Story of Thorsteinn House-Power'' is a short legendary saga or

þáttr The ''þættir'' (Old Norse singular ''þáttr'', literally meaning a "strand" of rope or yarn)O'Donoghue (2004:226). are short stories written mostly in Iceland during the 13th and 14th centuries. The majority of ''þættir'' occur in two compend ...

. It is a reworking of many of

Thor Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...

's adventures, where Thorsteinn takes the place of Thor.

Editions and translations

Herman Palson and Paul Edwards translation from Seven Viking Romances at Jörmungrund.The story in Old Norse at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad».

External links

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in the Stories for All Time project. Legendary sagas Þættir Thor {{saga-stub