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The extant sources for Norse mythology, particularly the Prose and Poetic Eddas, contain many names of jötnar and gýgjar (often glossed as giants and giantesses respectively).
Geirröðr (also Geirröd) is a jötunn in Norse mythology.He is the father of the gýgjar Gjálp and Greip, who are killed by the thunder-god Thor. [1]Geirröðr is mentioned in the skaldic poem Þórsdrápa, written by Eilíf Godrúnarson (late 10th c. AD), itself cited in Skáldskaparmál (early 13th c.) where it is preceded by Snorri Sturluson's account of the myth, and in Gesta Danorum by ...
Ymir sucks at the udder of Auðumbla as she licks Búri out of the ice in a painting by Nicolai Abildgaard, 1790. In Norse mythology, Ymir[1] (/ ˈiːmɪər /), [2] also called Aurgelmir, Brimir, or Bláinn, is the ancestor of all jötnar. Ymir is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional material, in ...
The Giant with the Flaming Sword (1909) by John Charles Dollman. In Norse mythology, Surtr (Old Norse "black" [1] "the swarthy one", [2] Surtur in modern Icelandic), also sometimes written Surt in English, [3] is a jötunn; he is the greatest of the fire giants, who serves as the guardian of Muspelheim which is along with Niflheim, the only two realms to exist before the beginning of time. [4]
Hrungnir. Thor slays Hrungnir, illustration by Ludwig Pietsch (1865) Hrungnir (Old Norse: [ˈhruŋɡnez̠], 'brawler') is a jötunn in Norse mythology. He is described as made of stone and is ultimately killed in a duel with the thunder god Thor. Prior to his demise, Hrungnir engaged in a wager with Odin in which Odin stakes his head on his ...
September 19, 2024. (2024-09-19) Twilight of the Gods[3] is an adult animated television series [4] based on Norse mythology. It features the voices of Sylvia Hoeks, Stuart Martin, Paterson Joseph, Pilou Asbæk, Rahul Kohli, Birgitte Hjort Sørensen, Jamie Clayton, Peter Stormare, Kristofer Hivju and Thea Sofie Loch Næss in main roles. Co ...
Jörmungandr in the sea during Ragnarök, drawn by the Norwegian illustrator Louis Moe in 1898.. In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, lit. 'the Vast 'gand'', see Etymology), also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent (Old Norse: Miðgarðsormr), is an unfathomably large sea serpent or worm who dwells in the world sea, encircling the Earth and biting its own tail ...
Gollum is a monster [2] with a distinctive style of speech in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth.He was introduced in the 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit, and became important in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings.