”“And the old woman?” asked Thor. “Your old nurse? What was she?”His voice was very mild, but he had hold of the shaft of his hammer, and hewas holding it comfortably.“That was Elli, old age. No one can beat old age, because in the end shetakes each of us, makes us weaker and weaker until she closes our eyes forgood. All of us except you, Thor. You wrestled old age, and we marveledthat you stayed standing, that even when she took power over you, you felldown only onto one knee. We have never seen anything like last night,Thor. Never.

Thor’s Journey to the Land of the Giants