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In Norse mythology, 'Þrívaldi' (anglicized as 'Thrívaldi' or 'Thrivaldi'), whose name means "thrice mighty", is a giant killed by Thor.
This fact is mentioned by Snorri Sturluson in the ''Skáldskaparmál'' (4), according to which "killer of Þrívaldi" (''"vegandi Þrívalda"'') is a ''kenning'' for Thor. Snorri quotes one stanza by Bragi Boddason, who calls Thor "cleaver apart of Þrívaldi's nine heads"^[1] (''"sundrkljúfr níu höfða Þrívalda"''), and another stanza by Vetrliði Sumarliðason who praises Thor for having battered (''"lemja"'') Þrívaldi.
Þrívaldi is also listed in the þulur.

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1. Anthony Faulkes, translation of: Snorri Sturluson. ''Edda''. London: Everyman, 1995. ISBN 0-460-87616-3.