21.10.2019
Helreginn In Norse Mythology, Helreginn ("Ruler over Hel") is a jötunn listed in the þulur section of the Prose Edda book Skáldskaparmál. Other than the name, no additional information about the figure is...
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21.10.2019
Helblindi In Norse mythology, Helblindi ("Hel-blinder" or "All-blind" - possibly rendered as, "Death-defier") is a jötunn, a brother of Loki and Býleistr, and several times noted as the son of Laufey, and...
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20.10.2019
Hardgreipr Harthgrepa or Harðgreip in Old Norse (« Hard-grip ») is a giantess who appears in the legend of the Norse hero Hadingus, which is reported by Saxo Grammaticus in his Gesta Danorum. ...
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20.10.2019
Gymir In Norse mythology, Gymir was a giant whose daughter, Gerðr, married the god Freyr. According to the Eddic poems Skírnismál and Hyndluljóð, Gymir and his wife Aurboða are Gerð's...
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20.10.2019
Gunnlod In Norse mythology, Gunnlöð (also Gunnlöd) (Old Norse "battle-invitation") is a female jötunn princess. Mythology Gunnlöð is daughter of the giant Suttungr, who was set guard by him in the...
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19.10.2019
Gridr In Norse mythology, Gríðr (Old Norse ”frantic eagerness; greed, vehemence, violence, impetuosity”) is a female jötunn who is the mother of the god Víðarr by Oðinn. Gríðr...
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19.10.2019
Gilling In Norse mythology, Gillingr was a giant, father of Suttungr and Baugi and grandfather of Gunnlöð. In skaldskaparmál does Gilling figure as Suttung's father. Gilling and his wife were murdered by Fjalar and...
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19.10.2019
Geirrod In Norse mythology, Geirröd (also Geirrödr) was a jötunn and the father of the giantesses Gjálp and Greip. The story of Geirröd is told in Þórsdrápa. Loki, while flying as a hawk, was captured...
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18.10.2019
Gangr In Norse mythology, Gangr or Gang (Old Norse, 'gait') was a giant and a son of Ölvaldi, along with his brothers Þjazi and Iði. According to Skáldskaparmál, Ölvaldi was very rich in...
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18.10.2019
Fornjot In Norse mythology, Fornjót (Old Norse: Fornjótr) was an ancient giant and king of "Gotland, Kænland and Finnland" meaning Gotland, Kvenland and Finland Proper. His children...
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