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Thor Wrestling with Age. Sculpture by Einar Jónsson (1873–1954), Reykjavik, Iceland (Photo by Fingalo/Used
under a Creative Commons license)
Leipt, Slid, Syol, Sylg, Vid, and Ylg. The rivers froze
and roared into Ginnungagap, the abyss, as glaciers.
The first giant, Ymir, was formed from the frozen
poison of the Elivagar (see creation).
In the story “Thor’s Duel with Hrung