Saturday, December 10, 2016

The Giants H Part 2

Hail!

The second part of this list is below. I got this from Wikipedia. Not normally a good site but they did a good job here.

H- Part 2

Hrimgrimnir

In Norse mythology, Hrímgrímnir (Old Norse "frost-masked"[1]) is the name of a jötunn mentioned by Freyr's servant Skírnir as he was attempting to court the jötunn maiden Gerðr on his master's behalf. Faced with Gerðr's reluctance to marry Freyr, Skírnir resorts to bribery and threats to force her compliance, and finally begins cursing her with the horrors of the underworld if she will not agree to the union:
"Hrímgrímnir is the giant who shall possess you
down in the depths by the gates of Hel
There let wretches on the roots of the tree [ Yggdrasil ]
give you goat urine to drink." - Skírnismál
Hrímgrímnir is also listed in the thulur for jötnar but is not otherwise found elsewhere. Scholar John Lindow comments that Hrímgrímnir is evidently a part of something larger; if Gerðr refuses Skírnir's offer, she will "be denied all ordinary sexual congress", resulting in social consequences—even though she would be married, she would live in social exile.

Hrimnir

 Hrímnir is a jǫtunn ("giant") frequently mentioned in Norse mythology. His name may mean either "the one covered with hoarfrost" or "the sooty one." It is not clear whether the name is intended to evoke the frost giants or hrímþursar (jǫtunn).

Hrimthurs

Also known as Jotunn, a race of giants that sometimes married some of the gods and became parents are grandparents. This makes them very hard to tell from the Norse gods and goddess.

Hrodr

 In Norse mythology, Hroðr (Old Norse "famed"[1]) is a female jötunn (giantess) friendly to the Æsir and the wife of the jötunn Hymir. According to the Eddic poem Hymiskviða she is the mother of Týr, the poem suggests by Hymir, but the later Prose Edda states that Óðinn is his father.

Hródvitnir

Another name for the wolf son of Loki.

Hronn

One of the nine daughters of Aegir

Hrungnir

Hrungnir (Old Norse "brawler"[1]) was a jötunn in Norse mythology, slain by the god Thor with his hammer Mjölnir. The account is documented in the Skáldskaparmál, in the Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson.
Prior to his demise, Hrungnir engaged in a wager with Odin in which Odin stakes his head on his horse, Sleipnir, being faster than Hrungnir's steed Gullfaxi. During the race, which Sleipnir wins, Hrungnir enters Valhalla, and there becomes drunk and abusive. After they grow weary of him, the gods call on Thor to battle Hrungnir.

Hrym

Another name for the boat that is made of the nails and toenails of the dead.

Hvedrung

Another name for Loki

Hymir

In Norse mythology, Hymir is a giant, husband of the giantess Hroðr and according to the Eddic poem Hymiskviða the father of the god Týr. He is the owner of a mile-wide cauldron which the Æsir wanted to brew beer in; Thor, accompanied by Týr, obtained it from him. He has several daughters.

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