| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882). Complete Poetical Works. 1893. | | | | Tales of a Wayside Inn | Part First.
The Musician’s Tale: The Saga of King Olaf.
I. The Challenge of Thor |
| | | I AM the God Thor, | |
| I am the War God, | |
| I am the Thunderer! | |
| Here in my Northland, | |
| My fastness and fortres | 5 |
| Reign I forever! | |
| |
| Here amid icebergs | |
| Rule I the nations; | |
| This is my hammer, | |
| Miölner the mighty; | 10 |
| Giants and sorcerers | |
| Cannot withstand it! | |
| |
| These are the gauntlets | |
| Wherewith I wield it, | |
| And hurl it afar off; | 15 |
| This is my girdle; | |
| Whenever I brace it, | |
| Strength is redoubled! | |
| |
| The light thou beholdest | |
| Stream through the heaven | 20 |
| In flashes of crimson, | |
| Is but my red beard | |
| Blown by the night-wind, | |
| Affrighting the nations! | |
| |
| Jove is my brother; | 25 |
| Mine eyes are the lightning; | |
| The wheels of my chariot | |
| Roll in the thunder, | |
| The blows of my hammer | |
| Ring in the earthquake! | 30 |
| |
| Force rules the world still, | |
| Has ruled it, shall rule it; | |
| Meekness is weakness, | |
| Strength is triumphant, | |
| Over the whole earth | 35 |
| Still is it Thor’s-Day! | |
| |
| Thou art a God too, | |
| O Galilean! | |
| And thus single-handed | |
| Unto the combat, | 40 |
| Gauntlet or Gospel, | |
| Here I defy thee! | | | | |
|
|
