Giants
Articles tagged Giants.

Jötunheim: The Norse Land of Giants
Jotunheim, the land of giants in Norse myth: Ironwood, Ifing, Útgarðr, kinships with the gods, and the jötnar’s role from primeval frost to Ragnarök.

Útgarða-Loki: How Illusion Made Thor Look Weak
What the Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda says about Útgarða-Loki, why the contests were unwinnable, and what this reveals about Norse cosmology.

Jötunheim: The Norse Land of Giants
Jotunheim, the land of giants in Norse myth: Ironwood, Ifing, Útgarðr, kinships with the gods, and the jötnar’s role from primeval frost...

Útgarða-Loki: How Illusion Made Thor Look Weak
What the Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda says about Útgarða-Loki, why the contests were unwinnable, and what this reveals about Norse cosmology.



