Tanngrisnir, the Thunder Goat

The myth

Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjóstr are the goats that pull Thor's wagon across the sky. Their names mean something like gap-tooth and tooth-grinder. Snorri says Thor can slaughter and eat them at night; in the morning he need only raise his hammer over the hides and bones, and the goats stand up alive. Once, staying at a farmer's house, the boy Þjálfi split a bone to suck the marrow, and one goat woke up lame. To calm the furious god, the family gave him their children, Þjálfi and Röskva, as servants.

Why it has this power

A level 3 Common with ATK 900 and DEF 1100: sturdy, like an animal that comes back whole every morning. Thunder element, under the Wisp, the lightning flash, and the Bull, the strength of one who pulls. Fused with any Machine it forms Thor's Thundering Chariot, a Rare with ATK 2350.

Did you know

One of Thor's titles was Ǫku-Þórr, Wagon-Thor, because he always traveled drawn by his goats.

Connections

• Fuses into: + Machine → Thor's Thundering Chariot
• In Björn Greenshield's deck
• In Ingrid Icehunter's deck
• In Freydís, Warden of Yggdrasil's deck

Where to get it

• Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
• Craft with card dust: 40 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. Tanngnjost og Tanngrisne — Store norske leksikon
2. The Prose Edda: Gylfaginning — Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (trad./trans.)