Comparing: Thor's Journey to Utgard

Thor, the god of thunder, and Loki, the god of mischief, set out on a journey to Utgard, the stronghold of the giants. Along the way, they met a giant named Skrymir, and spent the night in his enormous glove, Thor tried to kill the sleeping giant by striking his head with Mjolnir three times, but each blow only caused the giant to murmur that a leaf, an acorn, and a twig had fallen on him. When they arrived at Utgard, the king Utgard-Loki challenged them to contests. Loki was defeated in an eating contest against Logi, who was actually wildfire disguised as a man. Thialfi, Thor's servant, lost a footrace against Hugi, who was actually thought itself. Thor was then challenged to empty a drinking horn, but no matter how deeply he drank, the horn barely emptied. The horn was secretly connected to the ocean itself. Next, Thor was challenged to lift a cat from the floor, but could only manage to lift one paw. The cat was the Midgard Serpent, Jormungandr, in disguise. Finally, Thor wrestled an old woman named Elli and was forced to one knee. Elli was Old Age itself, which no one can defeat. Utgard-Loki then revealed the illusions and admitted that Thor's feats were extraordinary. Thor had lowered the ocean, nearly lifted the world serpent, and fought time itself. The giant then vanished along with his stronghold, for no giant wished to face Thor's wrath once the truth was known.

Thor, le dieu du tonnerre, et Loki, le dieu de la ruse, entreprirent un voyage vers Utgard, la forteresse des geants. En chemin, ils rencontrerent un geant nomme Skrymir et passerent la nuit dans son immense gant. Thor tenta de tuer le geant endormi en frappant sa tete avec Mjolnir a trois reprises, mais chaque coup ne fit que murmurer au geant qu'une feuille, un gland et une brindille etaient tombes sur lui. Lorsqu'ils arriverent a Utgard, le roi Utgard-Loki les defia en plusieurs epreuves. Loki fut vaincu lors d'un concours de manger contre Logi, qui etait en realite le feu sauvage deguise en homme. Thialfi, le serviteur de Thor, perdit une course a pied contre Hugi, qui etait en realite la pensee elle-meme. Thor fut ensuite defie de vider une corne a boire, mais peu importe a quel point il but, la corne se vida a peine. La corne etait secrete ment connectee a l'ocean lui-meme. Ensuite, Thor fut defie de soulever un chat du sol, mais ne reussit qu'a lever une patte. Le chat etait le Serpent de Midgard, Jormungandr, deguise. Enfin, Thor lutta contre une vieille femme nommee Elli et fut force de plier un genou. Elli etait la Vieillesse elle-meme, que personne ne peut vaincre. Utgard-Loki revela alors les illusions et admit que les exploits de Thor etaient extraordinaires. Thor avait abaisse l'ocean, avait presque souleve le serpent du monde et avait lutte contre le temps lui-meme. Le geant disparut alors avec sa forteresse, car aucun geant ne souhaitait affronter la colere de Thor une fois la verite connue.