The creepy old man might have stolen his hair (and done a rough job of it, as evidenced by the unevenness of the cut he hasn't bothered to fix) but his beard is at least still intact. As it had been then. Which Thor does not so much mention as rub a hand over his beard to indicate that it is was there, along with his biceps and the breadth of his shoulders. A great difference from the voluptuous beauty of Freyja of the Vanir.

"It is a thrilling story, actually," he tells her, entirely in his element at the prospect of telling it to a new audience. After all, the bride is meant to be entertained at such events, isn't she? "He had stolen my hammer in the night and had sworn to return it only if we would give him Freyja's hand in marriage. Which, of course, we would not do- she told us if we were so determined to marry someone off to a giant, one of us might as well do it."

"I wore a heavy veil and my brother went in disguise as my handmaiden."