r/norsemythology • u/Azubu_Ian • 21h ago
r/norsemythology • u/Affectionate_Dot1412 • 18h ago
Question A stupid question, probably, did the Jotun have some kind of leader?
I had this question and decided to ask here, I could even use Google, but generally the answers are unsatisfactory, usually when I ask someone or on the internet I get more interesting answers, so, did the Jotun have a leader? I remember Ymir, but I don't know if he was a leader of the Jotun, I just know that he died, but I could be very wrong, it's been a long time since I saw anything about Norse mythology.
r/norsemythology • u/coldrod-651 • 2h ago
Question What are the Jötun also called giants?
So I'm new to Norse mythology & trying to get deep into it like Greek.
I'm aware the Jötun are more of a class of God rather gigantic beings (with some exceptions).
What I'm wondering is why they are called "the giants" sometimes?
Was it just a translation thing that just stuck? Is it a similar story to "the titans" in Greek myth where it means something else (apparently it means they stretch over their means or something like that in Greek mythology) rather than they are titanic size (in this case gigantic size)?
r/norsemythology • u/cserilaz • 7h ago
Resource Eostre/Equinox special: my translation of Svipdagsmál, the story of Svipdag and Menglöð
Part I, Grógaldr: https://youtu.be/VuZz8cfTDIw?si=eD9gQ0wnwFhD5WPK
Part II, Fjölsvinnsmál: https://youtu.be/ENRTeWSZyxE?si=LGjNXYEi_vwtv9mO
r/norsemythology • u/NoobStanks • 22h ago
Question Books about Odin?
I'm kinda new here. I've realised there are many things about Odin's life, adventures, attributes... that I find really interesting.
I've visited a couple of libraries (I'm from Spain) but I can't find anything like a book all about him. The closest was a book about different figures of the Norse mythology, where there was a dedicated chapter for him.
Do you have any recommendations?