Hymir

Hymir ( Old Norse for " the Dark ") is a giant in Norse mythology. According Hymirlied ( Hymirkviða ), part of the Poetic Edda, he is the father of the god Tyr - Snorri Sturluson, however, calls in his Prose Edda, Odin as a father.

According to the Hymirlied the giant has a boiler that is large enough to allow the sea giant Aegir can brew beer for all the gods. Thor will also Hymir with fishing. The God throws his fishing on the high seas with an ox head as bait to catch the Midgard Serpent. The monster bites, but is fighting so hard against it to, to be drawn up that Thor with one leg breaks through the ship's bottom. The giant is gripped by fear and cuts the fishing line with his knife, so that the prey escapes. Both come alive on land, according to another version Thor kills the Hymir.