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Hyrrokkin
24.10.2019
Hyrrokkin
In Norse mythology, Hyrrokkin ("Fire-Smoked", possibly referring to a dark, shrivelled appearance) is a giantess. She appears to be depicted on one of the surviving stones from the Hunnestad Monument near...
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Hymir
24.10.2019
Hymir
In Norse mythology, Hymir is a giant, husband of the giantess Hroðr and according to the Eddic poem Hymiskviða the father of the god Týr (in other sources, Odin is Tyr's father and Hymir his...
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Hrym
24.10.2019
Hrym
In Norse mythology, Hrym, Rym, or Hrymer (Old Norse "decrepit") is a jötunn and the captain of the ship Naglfar according to the Gylfaginning (chapter 51). During the end time conflict...
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Hrungnir
23.10.2019
Hrungnir
Hrungnir (Old Norse "brawler") was a jötunn in Norse mythology, slain by the god Thor with his hammer Mjölnir. The account is documented in the Skáldskaparmál, in the Prose Edda by Snorri...
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Hrodr
23.10.2019
Hrodr
In Norse mythology, Hroðr (Old Norse "famed") is a female jötunn (giantess) friendly to the Æsir and the wife of the jötunn Hymir. According to the Eddic poem Hymiskviða, she is the mother...
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Hrimnir
23.10.2019
Hrimnir
Hrímnir is a jǫtunn ("giant") frequently mentioned in Norse mythology. His name may mean either "the one covered with hoarfrost" or "the sooty one." It is not clear whether the name is intended to evoke the frost giants...
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Hrimgrimnir
22.10.2019
Hrimgrimnir
In Norse mythology, Hrímgrímnir (Old Norse "frost-masked") is a jötunn mentioned by Freyr's servant Skírnir as he was attempting to court the jötunn maiden Gerðr on his master's...
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Hrimgerdr
22.10.2019
Hrimgerdr
In Norse mythology, Hrímgerðr (also Hrimgerdr or Hrimgerd) ("frost-Gerðr") is a female jötunn. A classic example of woman – man flyting is the quarrel in the Eddic poem Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar. This verbal...
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Hraesvelgr
22.10.2019
Hraesvelgr
In Norse mythology, Hræsvelgr (Old Norse "Corpse Swallower") is a giant who takes the form of an eagle. According to stanza 37 of the poem Vafþrúðnismál from the Poetic Edda, he sits at the end...
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Hljod
21.10.2019
Hljod
Hljod or Ljod (Old Norse Hljóð) is a giantess in Norse mythology. According to the Völsunga saga Hljod, the daughter of Hrímnir, married the hero Völsung. She bore him ten sons, one of whom...
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