How did the Frost Giants get into Asgard?

Before the Jotuns could resume their attack, Odin escaped through the Bifrost with his fellow Asgardians. Later, Loki paid a visit to Laufey in Jotunheim, hinting that he was the one who allowed the Frost Giants into Asgard in the first place.
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Why did Loki let the Frost Giants into Asgard?

It was Loki who let the frost giants into Asgard to try to retrieve the power casket earlier. He makes a deal with Laufey that he will let them into Asgard again to kill Odin and have their casket, and in return they will go home in peace. Loki commands the Destroyer to go to Earth and kill Thor.
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Who let the Frost Giants in Thor?

Thor understood and thanked his brother for coming. On Jotunheim, Loki met with Laufey, revealing he was the one who let the Frost Giants in to Asgard to disrupt Thor's coronation.
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Who brought the Jotuns to Asgard?

If you take the conversation Loki has with Laufey at face value, then yes, Loki did let the Jotuns into Asgard.
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Is Loki a frost giant or asgardian?

Frost Giant Physiology: Frost Giant Loki is a Frost Giant, however, unlike his original self who has been enchanted to look like an Asgardian, his appearance remains as a Frost Giant.
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Why is Loki so small if he is a frost giant?

It's a combination of his natural appearance, along with Odin's interference. He was naturally born smaller than regular Frost Giants. When Odin found him, he cast a spell on him to change his appearance to that of an Asgardian (there was a short flashback scene showing this in the film).
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Are there female Frost Giants?

Female Frost Giants are smaller than the males, generally standing only 15 feet tall. They resemble human females much more closely, although they still have a blueish tint to their skin.
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How did the Frost Giants get to Earth?

In 965 A.D., an army of Frost Giants invaded Tønsberg, Norway, attempting to subjugate the earth and plunge it into a new ice age using the Casket of Ancient Winters.
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Is Jormungandr a Jotun?

Jörmungandr, also known as the World Serpent, is a mythical Jötunn serpent destined to fight Thor come Ragnarök.
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Is Odin half giant?

Odin is the grandson of Buri the first Aesir, and he is the son of the half-God, half-giant Bestla, and Borr. Odin has two brothers, Vili and Ve, together with his brothers Odin created the world in Norse mythology.
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Who is Loki's biological father?

In Norse mythology Loki is a cunning trickster who has the ability to change his shape and sex. Although his father is the giant Fárbauti, he is included among the Aesir (a tribe of gods). Loki is represented as the companion of the great gods Odin and Thor.
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Is Loki half Frost Giant?

Small and weak for a Frost Giant, Loki was abandoned by his father in a temple, being left to die. In 965 A.D., not long after the war between the Giants and the Asgardians, Loki was found by King Odin.
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Why did Odin fight the Frost Giants?

Before departing Jotunheim for Asgard, Odin made certain that the source of the Frost Giants power, the Casket of Ancient Winters was removed from their possession which left their world in ruin for centuries and the Frost Giants hungry for revenge against Odin and Asgard.
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How does Loki have powers if he's a frost giant?

He has the benefit of being born a Frost Giant, making him inherently magical, and having been taught in the ways of Asgardian sorcery, meaning he can tap into mystical energies solely by concentrating.
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Are Frost Giants stronger than Asgardians?

Frost giants are a very durable, long lived race, comparable to Asgardians. They appear to be physically stronger and taller than average Asgardians.
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Why did Loki stop Laufey from killing Odin?

But after killing Laufey, who previously proclaimed Odin's death would be "at the hand of Laufey," Loki says a poignant line to his biological father: “Your death came by the son of Odin.” If the God of Mischief simply wanted power, he could've let Laufey kill Odin and taken the Asgardian throne for good.
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Is Angrboða a Frost giant?

In Norse Mythology, Angrboða or Angrboda is the Jötunn (Frost Giant) with whom Loki breeds to create Fenrir, Hel, and Jörmungandr , his children, who will all slay major gods during the last great battle, Ragnarök . She is therefore the mother of unspeakable, almost unlimited, evil.
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Who is Faye god of war?

In God of War, Faye is Kratos's wife and the mother of Atreus, whereas Freya is a goddess from Vanaheim and the former wife of Odin. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Freya (known better as Frigga) was the wife of Odin, mother of Thor, and adopted mother of Loki.
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What does the world serpent do to the AXE?

After you take your boat down the river and head to the Lake of Nine, the game prompts you to throw Kratos' axe into the water below. A giant world serpent (complete with a very stylish beard) known as Jörmungandr, pops up out of the depths and spits your weapon back at you.
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How is Odin related to Ymir?

He had a son named Bor, who married Bestla, a daughter of one of the giants. Bor and Bestla had three sons, one of whom was Odin, the most powerful of the gods. Ymir was a frost-giant, but not a god, and eventually he turned to evil. After a struggle between the giant and the young gods, Bor's three sons killed Ymir.
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How did the asgardians get the Tesseract?

The Tesseract was brought to Earth from Asgard by Odin. It remained in a temple in a small village for several centuries. It was later found by HYDRA and taken by force and used as a power source for a super weapon which could destroy almost anything upon impact.
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Is the frost giant casket The Tesseract?

The Frost Giants are a species in one of the Nine Realms. The Casket of Ancient Winters belongs to them and it came into the possession of Odin, who stored it with his other powerful objects like the Tesseract.
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Is Ymir Odin's father?

The Prose Edda also states that three gods killed Ymir; the brothers Odin, Vili and Vé, and details that, upon Ymir's death, his blood caused an immense flood.
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What Infinity Stone did the Frost Giants have?

The Casket of Ancient Winters was a relic and weapon that once belonged to the Frost Giants of Jotunheim who used it to vanquish enemy armies and conquer enemy realms. It is capable of producing and projecting an infinite icy wind that can freeze whole landscapes and plunge an entire world into a new ice age.
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Who created Ymir?

Aurgelmir, also called Ymir, in Norse mythology, the first being, a giant who was created from the drops of water that formed when the ice of Niflheim met the heat of Muspelheim. Aurgelmir was the father of all the giants; a male and a female grew under his arm, and his legs produced a six-headed son.
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