Utgard Loki

They approached the gates of Utgard,
The three unmatched friends of Asgard,
Thor, Loki and Thialfi were their names,
Ready to face king Utgard - Loki's little games,
The King of Utgard approached them, 'Away with your tasks',
Loki was with Logi in an eating race,
Thialfi vied with Hugi in foot pace,
And Thor the mightiest with his mace,
Was to lift a large cat, had the kings foster mother to face,
And drink from the largest of horns,
All three failed.
As they sadly retreated, Utgard-Loki spoke the truth,
Logi is fire and consumes all,
Hugi is thought faster than call,
The cat was Jormugand the world-supporting asp,
And the ocean, laid in the horn's clasp,
And the foster mother was old age incarnate,
None can overcome Mother Nature's mandate.