The Prose Edda on Hrungner

The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > Thor And Hrungner.

• attestation: Hrungner's horse Goldfax could take much longer paces; enraged, he chased Odin right through the gates of Asgard

  "he had one, called Goldfax, that could take much longer paces; and in his wrath he immediately sprang upon his horse and galloped after Odin, intending to pay him for his insolence."

• attribution: Drunk on Thor's bowls, Hrungner boasted he would move Valhal to Jotunheim, demolish Asgard, kill all gods except Freyja and Sif

  "He said he was going to take Valhal and move it to Jotunheim, demolish Asgard and kill all the gods except Freyja and Sif, whom he was going to take home with him."

• attestation: Hrungner had a heart, head, and shield all of stone; the rune called Hrungner's heart is sharp and three-sided like his stone heart

  "Hrungner had, as is well known, a heart of stone, sharp and three-sided; just as the rune has since been risted that is called Hrungner's heart. Even his head was of stone."

The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > The Grottesong.

• attestation: The verse references Hrungner and Thjasse as powerful giants from whom the maidens descended

  "Hard was Hrungner And his father; Yet was Thjasse Stronger than"