The Prose Edda on Thjalfe

The Younger Edda: > Chapter Xiv. > Thor'S Adventures.

• attestation: Thjalfe broke the thigh bone of one goat with his knife to get at the marrow

  "Thjalfe, the bonde's son, had the thigh of one of the goats, which he broke asunder with his knife, in order to get at the marrow"

• attestation: Thjalfe and Roskva became Thor's servants and have accompanied him ever since

  "They became his servants, and have always accompanied him since that time"

• attestation: Thjalfe was renowned as the fastest runner among all men

  "Thjalfe, who was of all men the fleetest of foot, bore Thor's bag"

• attestation: Thjalfe raced against Huge three times; in each heat Huge was faster, and by the third Thjalfe had not reached the midpoint when Huge finished

  "Then they took one more heat. Huge ran to the goal and turned back, but Thjalfe had not yet gotten to the middle of the course."

• attestation: Thjalfe's running opponent Huge was actually Utgard-Loke's thought, impossibly swift

  "When Thjalfe ran a race with him whose name was Huge, that was my thought, and it was impossible for him to keep pace with its swiftness."

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

• attribution: Thjalfe tricked Hrungner into standing on his shield by claiming Thor would attack from below, leaving him vulnerable from above

  "You stand illy guarded, giant; you hold the shield before you, but Thor has seen you; he goes down into the earth and will attack you from below."

The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > Thor'S Journey To Geirrod'S.

• attestation: Thjalfe and his companion clung to Thor's belt to cross the swelling river

  "Thjalfe and his companion, With their heads above water, Got over the river,-- To Thor's belt they clung"