on Thora of the Embroidered Hand.

Some saga names just stand out, like Thora of the Embroidered Hand. While there's a twice-fold kidnapping of this girl in Egil's Saga and her marriage to her unstoppably amorous kidnapper-then-husband, Thora's name is never actually explained. Our NorsePlay on this could go one of three or two-fold, or three-fold ways which is in line with either a deed-name, or a descriptive name.

[rune protection hand made by Frogs and Princes on Rebels Market.]

If Thora performed embroidery at a remarkable level, making pieces of such exception that she earned a reputation for her handiwork, then it could go that way.

Or second, maybe she'd received an outstanding jelling or exotic lace patterned Mehndi-style (the latter technique of which is dated back to the Vedas, so maybe it or its style migrated over) hand tattoo that augmented her already notable beauty as a factor which set her aside from all the other girls, making her even more kidnapping worthy.

[Cosmetic Chinese hand embroidery. Yes, really.]

Or third, if a descriptive name, it could be that a significant hand injury had given her sutures and a resultant pattern of scars bequeathed her this distinguishing name.

Plus the possibility that any of the two or three above are combined, say if Thora had a hand injury, used a tattoo as a scar cover up, and then decided to cover that up with an ornate glove, or used that glove as a compellingly sensuous & stirring reveal of her embroidered hand.

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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.