After the goddess flatly refused, all the gods met to come up with a plan. Loki relayed the message back to Thor who then insisted Freyja got ready to wed. The hammer had been stolen in the hope that it could be traded back for Freyja’s hand in marriage. He eventually discovered the hammer in the possession of Þrymr, the king of the jötnar who ruled over the kingdom of Jötunheimr. Freyja agreed and Loki flew off with the cloak. After informing Loki of the theft, the pair decided to visit the goddess Freyja and ask if they could borrow her feather cloak to help track down the missing weapon. Thor awoke to find his hammer had gone missing. There was one occasion when Thor and Loki joined forces and that tale is told in the poem Þrymskviða. Read more about: Vikings Loki’s most mischievous tricks in Norse mythology Thor in disguise Loki took his leave from the feast, admitting that Thor’s threats were the only ones he feared. Thor threatened to knock Loki’s head off with his hammer if he didn’t stop with the verbal abuse. It wasn't until the arrival of an angry Thor, who was late to the feast, that Loki changed his tune. Loki quickly ruined the affair by killing a couple of servants and throwing insults at all the gods present.

In the Norse poem Lokasenna, Aegir, the ocean giant, was hosting a magnificent feast for all the gods of the Æsir. As well as returning with a headdress of golden hair for Sif, Loki also returned with the Mjöllnir, gifting Thor with his famous weapon. Thor agreed and Loki descended beneath the earth to find dwarves famous for their craftsmanship abilities. With a rampaging god of thunder looming down upon him, Loki decided it best he made amends. When Thor found out what had happened he was less than amused. One day whilst she slept, Loki crept up and lopped off her famous golden locks. Thor was married to Sif, the golden-haired goddess of Earth and harvest. The Old Norse textbook Prose Edda recounts the tale of a bored and mischievous Loki who decided to wind Thor up by cutting his wife's hair off. More often than not though the pair were on opposing sides of an argument, with Loki stirring the pot on most occasions. However, it’s easy to see how the pair could have been as the sagas often tell stories of adventures and shenanigans involving the two together.

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