Frost giantess. Through Loki, she was the mother of Hel the goddess of the dead, the Midgard Serpent (Jörmungand), and Fenrir the giant wolf.
Angerboda – "Distress Bringer".
Loki, Hel, Midgard Serpent, Fenrir.
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Giant wolf. Fenrir was the offspring of Loki and the giantess Angerboda. Fenrir was also called Fenris. Snorri Sturluson also gave Fenrir another name, Vanargand. Fenrir grew so rapidly and in such gigantic proportions that the gods feared it. The...
God of fire. Loki (Lopt) was the son of the giant Fárbautia (Farbautia, "Cruel-Striker") and the giantess Laufey ("Tree Island") or Nal. Loki was a brother of Byleist and Helblindi. Loki was married to Sigyn, he was father of Narfi (Narvi) and Val...
Giantess. Bestla ("wife" or "bark") was the daughter of the frost giant Bolthor. Bestla became the wife of the primeval god named Bor, the son of Buri. She was the mother of the three Aesir gods: Odin, Vili and Ve.
Primeval god. Bor was the son of the giant Buri. Bor was probably more of a primeval god than a giant. Bor married a frost-giantess named Bestla and became the father of the three Aesir gods: Odin, Vili (Hoenir) and Ve.
The World Serpent. The Midgard Serpent, called Jörmungand (Jormungand) or Jörmungandr, was an offspring of Loki and the giantess Angerboda. Jörmungand symbolised evil. Not only could Jörmungand kill its victim by crushing constriction, the Midgard...
Goddess of the dead. Hel was the daughter of Loki and Angerboda. She was the sister of Jörmungand (Jormungand), the evil Misgard Serpent, and Fenrir the giant wolf. Snorri said that half of her body was black, and the other half was normal skin co...
Goddess of the earth. Jörd (Jord or Iord) was a personification of Earth. Jörd was also called Fjörgyn (Fjorgyn), Hlódyn (Hlodyn) or Erda. Jörd was identified with the Germanic earth goddess Hertha, also known as Nerthus. Jörd was the daughter of ...
Frost-giantess. Grid ("peace") was the friendly giantess who warned Thor of Geirrod's treachery. Thor was going to the home of Geirrod unarmed, since Loki had persuaded Thor to leave Mjollnir at home. Grid gave Thor her magic staff (Grídarvöl), as...
The Giants were the chief enemies of the gods, particularly the Aesir. In the Norse world, a giant was called Jotun or Iotun. There were several different types of giants. The frost-giants were the most common giants; they lived in Jotunheim, one ...
Bergelmer (Bergelmir) was the son of Thrudgelmir and the grandson of Ymir (Aurgelmir). When the gods killed Ymir, his blood flooded the world, drowning all the frost giants except for Bergelmer and his wife. Surviving the flood, Bergelmer became t...