Þrymr
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In Norse mythology, King Thrym ("uproar") (Þrymr) of the Jotuns (frost giants) stole Mjollnir, Thor's hammer, to extort the gods into giving him Freyja as his wife. His kingdom was called Jotunheim, but according to Hversu Noregr byggdist, it was the Swedish province Värmland.
Thrym (or Trym) was foiled in his scheme by the knowledge of Heimdall, the cunning of Loki, and the sheer violence of Thor. In fact, mighty Thor, son of Odin, later killed Thrym, his sister, and all of his giant kin, which had been present at the wedding reception.
The poem Trymskvida gives the details of how Thor got his hammer back, but does not tell who inherited Trym's fabulous treasures, given that all of his kin were killed.
Bergfin (Bergfinn) is a son of Thrym, the Giant of Vermland.
There is also a Saturnian moon, Thrymr, which was originally named Thrym.
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Thrym is the god of frost giants.
In the Hellboy novel The Bones of Giants by Christopher Golden (and illustrated by Mike Mignola), Thrym is the main nemesis of the story after he is summoned back from the grave.
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