Elli
Sign in to savethumb|A depiction of Elli wrestling Thor (1919) by Robert Engels. In Norse mythology (a subset of Germanic mythology), Elli (Old Norse: , "old age") is a personification of old age who, in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, defeats Thor in a wrestling match.
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thumb|A depiction of Elli wrestling Thor (1919) by Robert Engels. In Norse mythology (a subset of Germanic mythology), Elli (Old Norse: , "old age") is a personification of old age who, in the Prose Edda book Gylfaginning, defeats Thor in a wrestling match.
==Gylfaginning== In Gylfaginning, Thor and his companions Loki and Þjálfi are in the hall of the jötunn Útgarða-Loki where they meet difficult challenges testing their strength and skill. Thor has just been humiliated in a drinking challenge and wants to get even.
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