Jøtul

giant · Norway · Nordic

Jøtul (also spelled jotne, jotun; plural: jøtuler) is the Norwegian folk term for the giants of Norse mythology and later Norwegian folklore. In Old Norse, the jötnar (singular: jötunn) were the primordial giants, enemies of the gods, living in Jotunheim. In later Norwegian folklore, the jøtul evolved into a mountain-dwelling giant more like a large troll. Jøtuler are enormous - as tall as mountains - and possess immense strength. They throw boulders at each other across valleys (creating scree fields) and turn to stone if caught by sunlight. Many Norwegian landscape features are explained as

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