Also called Thrud, Thruth, Strength.
Their story
Þrúðr is the daughter of Thor and Sif. In Alvíssmál the dwarf Alvíss comes to claim a bride, generally taken to be her, and Thor keeps him talking until sunrise turns him to stone. Grímnismál lists a Þrúðr among the valkyries who serve ale in Valhalla, and skaldic poetry mentions the giant Hrungnir as her thief.
Best times to give to them
- Thursdays, alongside Thor and Sif
- when a daughter needs courage
What they like being given
- ale or apple juice
- bread
- something made by a daughter's hands
How to honour them
- Honour her with Thor and Sif as part of the family of the thunderer.
- Encourage a girl or young woman in something that needs courage.
How they can help you
- inner strength
- daughters and young women
- standing up for oneself
Symbols
- strength
- a valkyrie's horn
Whether the valkyrie Þrúðr is the same figure is uncertain; the bride in Alvíssmál is not named.
Sources
- Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál
- Poetic Edda, Alvíssmál
- Poetic Edda, Grímnismál 36
- Bragi Boddason, Ragnarsdrápa
More Norse goddesses
- Frigg Queen of Asgard, keeper of the hearth
- Sif The golden-haired, wife of Thor
- Freyja The Lady, mistress of seiðr and love
- Iðunn Keeper of the apples of youth
- Hel Keeper of the realm of the dead
- Eir The best of physicians
- Sága Keeper of stories, who drinks with Odin
- Gefjon The giving one, ploughwoman of Zealand