Post by Stupidity on Apr 27, 2012 18:39:32 GMT -5
Like the Valkyries, most Giants has basic powers. There are many types of Giants, they are listed below.
Frost Giants: Their powers are closely related to the element Ice.
Fire Giants: Their powers are closely related to the element Fire.
Jötun: A race of Giants. The Jotuns come in many shapes and colours, from gastly monsters to creatures so beautiful that they outshine both humans and Gods. A number of the Jotuns were welcomed as members of the Æsir. Loki is of Jotun heritage but was adopted as Odin's blood-brother. There are also may stories of Aesirs having affairs with fair Jotun maidens. The Jotuns represent nature's forces of Chaos, compared to the Gods who constantly try to keep the world at status quo. Ragnarok will be the final battle of these forces. Trolls, giants and goblins, known from folk tales, are more recent variants of Jotuns. Many Jötuns also has the power to shape shift in to an animal.
Thursar: were antagonistic, destructive, stupid and hideous Jotuns who were closely connected to the earth and natural disasters.
Male
Female
Aegir - of the Sea (and Ocean Giant), who lived on Hlesey island. He was skilled in magic. He can be good or evil. He and Ran have nine wave daughters, or "undines". He represents gold, prosperity, sailors, sunken treasure, brewing, control of wind and waves. Mistblindi is his father and Logi is his brother.
Angrboda - A Jotun-Giantess, the mother, by Loki, of horrible monster children Hel, Fenrir-wolf, and Jormungand, the Midgard serpent. She lives in Ironwood, may be related to Skadi.
Asvid - A ruler of the Giants. The Giant who carved runes of wisdom on Yggdrasil.
Aurboda - The mountain Giantess Aurboda is Gymir's wife. Together they have the son Beli and the daughter Gerd, a beautiful Goddess that Freyr married. Freyr had to give away his self-wielding sword to get his bride.
Aurvandil - the friendly Giant Aurvandil is the sybil Groa's husband. Aurvandil was the foster father of Thjalfi (Thor's servant). On their way back from killing the Giant Hrungnir, Thor and his companions were met by a violent snowstorm and a freezing cold. Thor saved Aurvandil from a certain death and carried him over the Elivogar straits from Jotunheimur to the citadel of the Elves. During the trip Thor did not notice that one of Aurvandil's toes was exposed. It froze, so Thor broke it off and cast it up into the heavens, where it still stands as the star called Aurvandil's Toe.
Baugi - An Etin Giant, Suttung's brother and son of Gilling. Odin, disguised as Bölverk, tried to get some of the Mead of Poetry by working at Baugi's farm. The name After Odin had spent all year working for Baugi, he took him to Suttung, but Suttung denied Odin (as Bölverk) any Mead. Baugi then took Odin to the mountain of the mead and bored a small hole, with Rati, his auger. It was just big enough for Odin, in the shape of a snake, to enter. Having second thoughts, Baugi tried to stab Odin as he slithered through, but he was too late. Later Bölverk seduced Gunnlöd and stole the Mead of Poetry.
Beli - Gymir's and Aurboda's son and brother to Freyr's wife, Gerd. He is the leader of the barking Giants.
Bergelmir - The Deluge Giant Bergelmir is Thrudgelmir's son and Ymir's grandson. He and his wife were the only two Giants to survive the flood of Ymir's blood. In that way he kept the Giant race from dying. He is called Father of all Giants.
Bestla - The Frost Giantess Bestla married Buri's son, Bor, and gave birth to the three Gods; Odin, Vili and Ve. She is daughter to Bolthorn and Ymir, and sister to Mimir.
Bolthorn - Odin's grandfather, a Giant. Bolthorn is father to Bestla, Bor's wife and mother of Odin, Vili and Ve. He is also the father of Mimer.
Bor (or Borr) - A supernatural man, son of Buri, a Giant who was created when the cow Audhumbla licked at a stone. He is married to the Giantess Bestla and is the father of Odin, Vili and Ve.
Brimer - is a Giant that owns the island Ókolnir. There he has his feast hall in which the Giants celebrates when Ragnarok is coming.
Byleist - The Storm-Giant Byleist is Farbauti's and Laufey's son. He has two brothers, the trickster Loki and the Water-Giant Helblindi.
Eisa - A daughter of Loki and Glut. Her sister is Einmyria.
Elli - Utgardh-Loki's grandmother. She was asked, as a part of a friendly game, to wrestle Thor because she was the weakest of giants in Utgardh-Loki's. She wrestling Thor down to his knees. A trick, since the thin but very strong Giantess Elli represents old age.
Erda - The Earth-Goddess Erda is the mother of Thor, with Odin. Erda is daughter to the Night-Disir Natt/Night and her second husband of three, Annar..
Farbauti - A Fire Giant. He is married to Laufey and is the father of Loki, Byleist and Helblindi. Laufey gave birth to Loki while being struck by a bolt of fire from Farbauti.
Fenja - One of the two Jotun giantesses who are able to produce gold with the giant mill "Grotte".
Fenrir (or Fenris) - Monster wolf offspring of Loki with Giantess Angrboda, brother of Hel and the World Serpent. The Gods raised the wolf in Asgard but only Tyr had the courage to feed it. Soon the gods grew concerned, seeing how fast it grew daily. Nothing could bind him until the Dwarves manufactured a chain that was made out of the roots of a mountain, the noise of a moving cat, and the breath of a fish. Fenrir bit off Tyr's left hand when the Gods tricked him into being bound with the fetter, Gleipnir. They tied the chain to a great boulder (Gjöll) and drove it deep into the earth. Then, to make sure, they covered that rock with another huge boulder (Thviti) and sank it on top as a fastening peg. As a gag for the howling wolf, they shoved a sword into his mouth so that the hilt was in its lower jaw and the point in the upper. Still he howls horribly. *You cannot be child of (or descendant) him as his spawn is of wolf form*
Geirrod - A cunning Giant and ironsmith, he caught Loki, who flew into his castle as Frigga's falcon and got stuck. He locked Loki in a chest and starved him for three months. He forced Loki to bring Thor to his farm. For fun, Geirrod used tongs to pick up a lump of molten iron and threw it at Thor, Thor used iron gauntlets to catch it, then flung it back. It crashed through pillars, Geirrod, walls, and and into ground outside. Geirrod and his daughters, Gjalp and Greip, were killed.
Gerd - A Frost Giantess who married Freyr. Freyr's servant Skirnir was sent to woo her for him. It was only after threats of curses death and suffering in Hel that she agreed to marry Freyr . The beautiful Gerd is Gymir and Aurboda's daughter and Beli's sister. She is known for her shining beauty. When she raises her arms everything shines.
Gilling - The Giant Gilling is Billing's brother. Gilling and his wife were killed by the evil Dwarves Galar and Fjalar, who brewed the Mead of Poetry. His son, Suttung took revenge.
Gjalp - The Giantess Gjalp is Geirod's daughter and Greip's sister. She tries to stop Thor from passing a lake by flooding it with urine.
Glut - One of Loki's wives and a fire giant.
Greip - daughter of Geirrod who, along with the other daughter Gialp, tried to push Thor's seat to the ceiling to crush him. Thor used Grid's magic pole to push back down and broke their backs.
Grid - The Giantess who warned Thor against Geirrod and Loki. She gave Thor his magic strength-belt and iron gloves. Grid is a friendly Giantess who had a son, Vidar with Odin.
Groa - The wife of Aurvandil the Bold, a sorceress who chanted spells until Hrungnir's whetstone started to come loose from Thor's head, but Thor interrupted her with story of Aurvandil's toe getting frozen off while Thor carried him a basket across Elivagar river. Groa got distracted and couldn't finish the spells, so the whetstone stayed in Thor's forehead.
Gunnlod - Jotun-Giantess, daughter of Suttung. She guards the Mead of Poetry in an underground cavern. After Odin spent three nights with her, she let him taste it. Odin swallowed it all in three gigantic gulps, jumped into his eagle suit and flew back to Asgard with the angry Suttung on the chase. Nine months later Gunnlod gave birth to Bragi.
Gymir - The Mountain Giant Gymir is Aurboda's husband. Together they have the son Beli and the daughter Gerd, a beautiful Giantess who married Freyr.
Frost Giants: Their powers are closely related to the element Ice.
Fire Giants: Their powers are closely related to the element Fire.
Jötun: A race of Giants. The Jotuns come in many shapes and colours, from gastly monsters to creatures so beautiful that they outshine both humans and Gods. A number of the Jotuns were welcomed as members of the Æsir. Loki is of Jotun heritage but was adopted as Odin's blood-brother. There are also may stories of Aesirs having affairs with fair Jotun maidens. The Jotuns represent nature's forces of Chaos, compared to the Gods who constantly try to keep the world at status quo. Ragnarok will be the final battle of these forces. Trolls, giants and goblins, known from folk tales, are more recent variants of Jotuns. Many Jötuns also has the power to shape shift in to an animal.
Thursar: were antagonistic, destructive, stupid and hideous Jotuns who were closely connected to the earth and natural disasters.
Male
Female
Aegir - of the Sea (and Ocean Giant), who lived on Hlesey island. He was skilled in magic. He can be good or evil. He and Ran have nine wave daughters, or "undines". He represents gold, prosperity, sailors, sunken treasure, brewing, control of wind and waves. Mistblindi is his father and Logi is his brother.
Angrboda - A Jotun-Giantess, the mother, by Loki, of horrible monster children Hel, Fenrir-wolf, and Jormungand, the Midgard serpent. She lives in Ironwood, may be related to Skadi.
Asvid - A ruler of the Giants. The Giant who carved runes of wisdom on Yggdrasil.
Aurboda - The mountain Giantess Aurboda is Gymir's wife. Together they have the son Beli and the daughter Gerd, a beautiful Goddess that Freyr married. Freyr had to give away his self-wielding sword to get his bride.
Aurvandil - the friendly Giant Aurvandil is the sybil Groa's husband. Aurvandil was the foster father of Thjalfi (Thor's servant). On their way back from killing the Giant Hrungnir, Thor and his companions were met by a violent snowstorm and a freezing cold. Thor saved Aurvandil from a certain death and carried him over the Elivogar straits from Jotunheimur to the citadel of the Elves. During the trip Thor did not notice that one of Aurvandil's toes was exposed. It froze, so Thor broke it off and cast it up into the heavens, where it still stands as the star called Aurvandil's Toe.
Baugi - An Etin Giant, Suttung's brother and son of Gilling. Odin, disguised as Bölverk, tried to get some of the Mead of Poetry by working at Baugi's farm. The name After Odin had spent all year working for Baugi, he took him to Suttung, but Suttung denied Odin (as Bölverk) any Mead. Baugi then took Odin to the mountain of the mead and bored a small hole, with Rati, his auger. It was just big enough for Odin, in the shape of a snake, to enter. Having second thoughts, Baugi tried to stab Odin as he slithered through, but he was too late. Later Bölverk seduced Gunnlöd and stole the Mead of Poetry.
Beli - Gymir's and Aurboda's son and brother to Freyr's wife, Gerd. He is the leader of the barking Giants.
Bergelmir - The Deluge Giant Bergelmir is Thrudgelmir's son and Ymir's grandson. He and his wife were the only two Giants to survive the flood of Ymir's blood. In that way he kept the Giant race from dying. He is called Father of all Giants.
Bestla - The Frost Giantess Bestla married Buri's son, Bor, and gave birth to the three Gods; Odin, Vili and Ve. She is daughter to Bolthorn and Ymir, and sister to Mimir.
Bolthorn - Odin's grandfather, a Giant. Bolthorn is father to Bestla, Bor's wife and mother of Odin, Vili and Ve. He is also the father of Mimer.
Bor (or Borr) - A supernatural man, son of Buri, a Giant who was created when the cow Audhumbla licked at a stone. He is married to the Giantess Bestla and is the father of Odin, Vili and Ve.
Brimer - is a Giant that owns the island Ókolnir. There he has his feast hall in which the Giants celebrates when Ragnarok is coming.
Byleist - The Storm-Giant Byleist is Farbauti's and Laufey's son. He has two brothers, the trickster Loki and the Water-Giant Helblindi.
Eisa - A daughter of Loki and Glut. Her sister is Einmyria.
Elli - Utgardh-Loki's grandmother. She was asked, as a part of a friendly game, to wrestle Thor because she was the weakest of giants in Utgardh-Loki's. She wrestling Thor down to his knees. A trick, since the thin but very strong Giantess Elli represents old age.
Erda - The Earth-Goddess Erda is the mother of Thor, with Odin. Erda is daughter to the Night-Disir Natt/Night and her second husband of three, Annar..
Farbauti - A Fire Giant. He is married to Laufey and is the father of Loki, Byleist and Helblindi. Laufey gave birth to Loki while being struck by a bolt of fire from Farbauti.
Fenja - One of the two Jotun giantesses who are able to produce gold with the giant mill "Grotte".
Fenrir (or Fenris) - Monster wolf offspring of Loki with Giantess Angrboda, brother of Hel and the World Serpent. The Gods raised the wolf in Asgard but only Tyr had the courage to feed it. Soon the gods grew concerned, seeing how fast it grew daily. Nothing could bind him until the Dwarves manufactured a chain that was made out of the roots of a mountain, the noise of a moving cat, and the breath of a fish. Fenrir bit off Tyr's left hand when the Gods tricked him into being bound with the fetter, Gleipnir. They tied the chain to a great boulder (Gjöll) and drove it deep into the earth. Then, to make sure, they covered that rock with another huge boulder (Thviti) and sank it on top as a fastening peg. As a gag for the howling wolf, they shoved a sword into his mouth so that the hilt was in its lower jaw and the point in the upper. Still he howls horribly. *You cannot be child of (or descendant) him as his spawn is of wolf form*
Geirrod - A cunning Giant and ironsmith, he caught Loki, who flew into his castle as Frigga's falcon and got stuck. He locked Loki in a chest and starved him for three months. He forced Loki to bring Thor to his farm. For fun, Geirrod used tongs to pick up a lump of molten iron and threw it at Thor, Thor used iron gauntlets to catch it, then flung it back. It crashed through pillars, Geirrod, walls, and and into ground outside. Geirrod and his daughters, Gjalp and Greip, were killed.
Gerd - A Frost Giantess who married Freyr. Freyr's servant Skirnir was sent to woo her for him. It was only after threats of curses death and suffering in Hel that she agreed to marry Freyr . The beautiful Gerd is Gymir and Aurboda's daughter and Beli's sister. She is known for her shining beauty. When she raises her arms everything shines.
Gilling - The Giant Gilling is Billing's brother. Gilling and his wife were killed by the evil Dwarves Galar and Fjalar, who brewed the Mead of Poetry. His son, Suttung took revenge.
Gjalp - The Giantess Gjalp is Geirod's daughter and Greip's sister. She tries to stop Thor from passing a lake by flooding it with urine.
Glut - One of Loki's wives and a fire giant.
Greip - daughter of Geirrod who, along with the other daughter Gialp, tried to push Thor's seat to the ceiling to crush him. Thor used Grid's magic pole to push back down and broke their backs.
Grid - The Giantess who warned Thor against Geirrod and Loki. She gave Thor his magic strength-belt and iron gloves. Grid is a friendly Giantess who had a son, Vidar with Odin.
Groa - The wife of Aurvandil the Bold, a sorceress who chanted spells until Hrungnir's whetstone started to come loose from Thor's head, but Thor interrupted her with story of Aurvandil's toe getting frozen off while Thor carried him a basket across Elivagar river. Groa got distracted and couldn't finish the spells, so the whetstone stayed in Thor's forehead.
Gunnlod - Jotun-Giantess, daughter of Suttung. She guards the Mead of Poetry in an underground cavern. After Odin spent three nights with her, she let him taste it. Odin swallowed it all in three gigantic gulps, jumped into his eagle suit and flew back to Asgard with the angry Suttung on the chase. Nine months later Gunnlod gave birth to Bragi.
Gymir - The Mountain Giant Gymir is Aurboda's husband. Together they have the son Beli and the daughter Gerd, a beautiful Giantess who married Freyr.
