jötnar
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Jötnar are the powerful and often antagonistic giant beings of Norse mythology, associated with primordial chaos and frequently opposing the gods.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jötnar | 3 |
| Jötnar in Norse mythology | 1 |
| Jötnar of Norse mythology | 1 |
| jötnar canonical | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entities in Norse mythology
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giants ⓘ jötunn ⓘ mythological beings ⓘ |
| altLabel |
giants of Norse mythology
ⓘ
jötn ⓘ jötnir ⓘ jötnungr ⓘ |
| appearIn |
Poetic Edda
NERFINISHED
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Prose Edda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | primordial chaos ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
enemies of the gods
ⓘ
primordial forces ⓘ |
| creatorDeity | Ymir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descendFrom | Ymir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | powerful beings often antagonistic to the gods ⓘ |
| domain | mythology ⓘ |
| elementalAssociation |
fire
ⓘ
frost ⓘ |
| etymologyRelatedTo | Old Norse word "jǫtunn" ⓘ |
| includeIndividual |
Angrboða
GENERATED
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Bergelmir GENERATED ⓘ Geirröd GENERATED ⓘ Gerðr GENERATED ⓘ Hrimthursar GENERATED ⓘ Hrungnir GENERATED ⓘ Hymir GENERATED ⓘ Loki GENERATED ⓘ Skaði GENERATED ⓘ Skrymir GENERATED ⓘ Surtr GENERATED ⓘ Thiazi GENERATED ⓘ Thrym GENERATED ⓘ Utgard-Loki GENERATED ⓘ Ægir GENERATED ⓘ |
| inhabit | Jötunheimr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label | jötnar ⓘ |
| language | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphology |
can appear in human-like form
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can be monstrous in appearance ⓘ often gigantic in size ⓘ |
| notableOpponent |
Odin
NERFINISHED
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Thor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Vanir
NERFINISHED
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Æsir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Scandinavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWithGods |
frequently hostile
GENERATED
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sometimes allies of gods GENERATED ⓘ sometimes intermarry with gods GENERATED ⓘ |
| religion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| role | progenitor of the jötnar ⓘ |
| roleInEschatology | participants in Ragnarök ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.