- A
jötunn (also jotun; in the
normalised scholarly spelling of Old Norse,
jǫtunn /ˈjɔːtʊn/; or, in Old English,
eoten -
plural eotenas) is a type of being...
-
Norse nouns troll and trǫll (variously
meaning "fiend, demon, werewolf,
jötunn") and
Middle High
German troll,
trolle "fiend" (according to philologist...
- (Old
Norse 'sea'), or
Gymir (Old
Norse less
clearly 'sea, engulfer'), is a
jötunn and a
personification of the sea in
Norse mythology. In the Old
Norse record...
- Beli (Old Norse: [ˈbele]) is a
jötunn in
Norse mythology. He is said in
eddic poetry to have been
killed by the god Freyr. Saturn's moon Beli is named...
- means. Old Norse: Jǫtunheimr is a
compound word
formed from Old Norse: '
jǫtunn' and 'heimr',
meaning a 'home' or 'world'. When
attested in
Eddic sources...
- Fárbauti (Old Norse: [ˈfɑːrˌbɔute]) is a
jötunn in
Norse mythology. In all sources, he is portra**** as the
father of Loki. Fárbauti is
attested in the...
- says: The völva then
describes three roosters crowing: In
stanza 42, the
jötunn herdsman Eggthér sits on a
mound and
cheerfully plays his harp
while the...
- Hræsvelgr (Old Norse: [ˈhrɛːsˌwelɡz̠]) is a
jötunn in
Norse mythology. He is portra**** as the eagle-shaped
originator of the wind. The Old
Norse name Hræsvelgr...
-
jötunn, and from this
being descends the jötnar. Finally, Odin asks how this
being begat children, as he did not know the
company of a
female jötunn,...
- Angrboða (Old Norse: [ˈɑŋɡz̠ˌboðɑ]; also Angrboda) is a
jötunn in
Norse mythology. She is the mate of Loki and the
mother of monsters. She is only mentioned...
