Jötuns — Minor Figures

11 figures from The Eddas who appear only briefly. Each keeps their own page; this one gathers them so they can be read together.

Vafthrûdnir

Jötun · first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Vafthrudnir · Part 1

• Elder Edda · The Lay of Vafthrudnir · Part 1 · protégé: Odin “Wise art thou, O guest! Approach the Jötuns bench, and sitting let us together talk; we will our heads in the hall pledge, guest! for wise utterance.”

Gjalp

giantess · first appears Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's

• Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · parent: Geirrod “Then Thor looked up and saw in a cleft Gjalp, the daughter of Geirrod, standing on both sides of the stream, and causing its growth.”
• Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · enemies with Thor “Under the seat were Geirrod’s daughters, Gjalp and Greip, and he had broken the backs of both of them.”

Greip

giantess · first appears Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's

• Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · parent: Geirrod “Under the seat were Geirrod’s daughters, Gjalp and Greip, and he had broken the backs of both of them.”
• Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · enemies with Thor “Under the seat were Geirrod’s daughters, Gjalp and Greip, and he had broken the backs of both of them.”

Grid

giantess · first appears Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's

• Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · child: Vidar “She was the mother of Vidar the Silent.”
• Younger Edda · Poetical Diction · Thor's Journey to Geirrod's · protégé: Thor “She told Thor the truth concerning Geirrod, that he was a dog-wise and dangerous giant; and she lent him her own belt of strength and steel gloves, and her staff, which is called Gridarvol.”

Thrym

lord · first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Thrym, or the Hammer Recovered

• Elder Edda · The Lay of Thrym, or the Hammer Recovered · admired: Freyja “it shall no man get again, unless he bring me Freyia to wife.”
• Elder Edda · The Lay of Thrym, or the Hammer Recovered · enemies with Thor “He first slew Thrym, the Thursar's lord, and the Jotun's race all crushed;”

Farbaute

Loke’s father · first appears Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter IX · Loke and his Offspring

• Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter IX · Loke and his Offspring · child: Loki “His father is the giant Farbaute, but his mother’s name is Laufey, or Nal.”

Hyndla

giantess · first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla

• Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla · friends with Freyja “Wake, maid of maids! Wake, my friend! Hyndla! Sister! who in the cavern dwellest.”

Bergelmir

first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Vafthrudnir · Part 2

• Elder Edda · The Lay of Vafthrudnir · Part 2 · parent: Thrûdgelmir “Countless winters, ere earth was formed, was Bergelmir born; Thrûdgelmir was his sire, his grandsire Aurgelmir.”
• Elder Edda · The Lay of Vafthrudnir · Part 2 · elder kin: Ymir “Thrûdgelmir was his sire, his grandsire Aurgelmir.”

Thrûdgelmir

first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Vafthrudnir · Part 2

• Elder Edda · The Lay of Vafthrudnir · Part 2 · child: Bergelmir “Countless winters, ere earth was formed, was Bergelmir born; Thrûdgelmir was his sire, his grandsire Aurgelmir.”
• Elder Edda · The Lay of Vafthrudnir · Part 2 · parent: Ymir “Countless winters, ere earth was formed, was Bergelmir born; Thrûdgelmir was his sire, his grandsire Aurgelmir.”

Norfe

giant · first appears Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued)

• Younger Edda · The Fooling of Gylfe · Chapter V · The Creation (continued) · child: Night “Norfe, or Narfe, hight a giant, who dwelt in Jotunheim. He had a daughter by name Night.”

Hrimnir

giant · first appears Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla

• Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla · younger kin: Heid “Heid and Hrossthiof were of Hrimnir's race.”
• Elder Edda · The Lay of Hyndla · younger kin: Hrossthiof “Heid and Hrossthiof were of Hrimnir's race.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Eddas. Made with Rho MD.