Summary

Pages 69 – 90: The next story is entitled “The Master Builder.” Thor goes east to fight trolls, and the rest of the Aesir realize how unprotected they are without Thor and Mjollnir. They decide that they need to build a wall around Asgard to keep out their enemies. A man arrives and says that he will build an impenetrable wall around Asgard, and it will only take him 18 months. He says that in payment, he wants the sun, the moon, and the hand of the beautiful goddess Freya in marriage. Loki tells the gods to accept the offer, but on the condition that the man will only be paid if he completes the task in six months. That way, the gods will have the foundations of their wall built for free. The man accepts, and he begins to build the wall at an impressive speed. After...