Norse Giants, Dwarves and Creatures

Clues in this puzzle

Across

• The Lay of ___, an Eddic poem about a stolen hammer and an unusual wedding (5)
• Thjalfi's unbeatable racing opponent, who personified thought (4)
• Odin's mount, equipped with twice the usual number of legs (8)
• Squirrel that carries insults between the top and bottom of Yggdrasil (9)
• Skiing giantess who chose a husband by looking only at the candidates' feet (5)
• Giantess wooed on Freyr's behalf by the messenger Skirnir (5)
• Dragon that gnaws at a root of Yggdrasil (7)

Down

• Primordial giant whose body became the building material for the world (4)
• Mother of Odin's son Vali, counted among the goddesses by Snorri (4)
• Eagle-shaped giant whose wingbeats produce the winds (9)
• Dwarf who worked the bellows while a gadfly tried to disrupt the forging of Mjolnir (5)
• Celestial wolf that pursues the moon (4)
• Helpful giantess who lent Thor a staff and iron gloves (4)
• Dwarf listed in Voluspa whose name is shared by one of Yggdrasil's four stags (4)

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