Norse Myths · Part 7 · Treasures and tricks · A2–B1
The Treasures of the Dwarves
Part 7 of the Norse Myths: Loki cuts off the golden hair of Thor’s wife Sif as a joke, and to save himself, he must get new hair from the dwarves, the best smiths in the world. Then he bets his head that no one can make better treasures. Describing objects: adjective order, made of, used for + -ing, can for what things do, and comparatives (better than, the best), with Philo, Sophia, Marcos and Demetria.
Tonight we find out where the gods got their treasures: Odin’s spear, Thor’s hammer, a ship that folds up into a pocket, and a ring that makes more rings. They were all made by dwarves, and all because Loki played a cruel joke.
He cut off all the golden hair of Sif, Thor’s wife, while she was asleep. Thor was ready to break every bone in his body. So Loki had to fix it, and then, being Loki, he made a bet he couldn’t win. Tonight we describe wonderful objects, and compare them.
Asgard and Svartálfaheim, the home of the dwarves
In Norse myth, the dwarves live underground, in rocks and mountains, and they are the finest smiths and craftsmen in all the worlds. Many of the gods’ greatest treasures were made by them.
One night, as a joke, Loki cut off all the golden hair of Sif, Thor’s wife. Thor seized him and was about to break every bone in his body, so Loki promised to get her new hair, made of real gold, that would grow like real hair. He went to the dwarves called the sons of Ivaldi, who made the golden hair, and also the ship Skídbladnir, which always has a good wind and can be folded up like a…
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