What are the giants in Ragnarok?

Also known as Jötnar
Jötnar
A Jǫtunn (Old Norse: [ˈjɔtonː]), sometimes anglicised as Jotunn (pronounced yōtən), plural: jötnar/jǫtnar, Jotnar, or Jotuns is a giant in Norse mythology, a member of a race of nature spirits with superhuman strength, described as standing in opposition to the races of Æsir and Vanir, although they frequently mingled ...
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, the Giants, are a race of supernatural, god-like entities that go around destroying everything in their path in Norse mythology. They represent chaos and destruction, and are the sworn archenemies of The Gods.
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Who are the giants in Norse mythology?

The giants of Norse mythology were primeval beings existing before the gods and overcome by them. Giants in folklore were mortals who inhabited the world in early times. Israelite spies in Canaan saw giants (Numbers 13:32–33), and such beings once, in legend, roamed Cornwall in Britain (see Corineus).
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What giants fought in Ragnarok?

In Norse mythology, Ragnarök which in Old Norse translates to "Doom of the Gods" is the battle at the end of the world. It is to be fought between the gods or Æsir, led by Odin; and the fire giants, the Jötnar and other monsters, led by Loki and Surtr.
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What do the giants want in Ragnarok?

The jötnar in the series are masquerading as humans called the Jutul family, with the intention of killing everyone in the fictional town of Edda by poisoning the town's water supply.
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Is SAXA a giant in Ragnarok?

In the series, there is a giant named Saxa, played by Theresa Frostad Eggesbø.
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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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Are Norse giants actually giants?

In Norse mythology, giants are the original "founding" beings at the top of the Norse family tree. The more commonly known gods (such as Odin, Thor) are all direct or indirect descendants of these giants. Giants were called Jötunn (singular) or Jötnar (plural).
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Is Loki a giant or a god?

Loki is considered a trickster god, known for being neither fully good nor evil since his main aim was always to create chaos. Despite his father being a giant, he is still counted a member of the Aesir—a tribe of deities including Odin, Frigg, Tyr, and Thor.
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What is the tapeworm in Ragnarok?

In Norse mythology, Jörmungandr (Old Norse: Jǫrmungandr, lit. 'huge monster', pronounced [ˈjɔ̃rmoŋˌɡɑndr]), also known as the Midgard Serpent or World Serpent (Old Norse: Miðgarðsormr [ˈmiðˌɡɑrðsˌormr]), is a sea serpent and the middle child of Loki and the giantess Angrboða.
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Who has Loki slept with?

Loki also reproduced with his mistress, Angrboda, a jötunn (possibly a troll) who gave birth to three children: Hel, who ruled the eponymous underworld called Hel, Jörmungandr, the sea serpent of Midgard and arch-nemesis of Thor, and Fenrir, the massive wolf fated to slay Odin during Ragnarök.
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Who was the ugliest god?

Hephaestus. Hephaestus is the son of Zeus and Hera. Sometimes it is said that Hera alone produced him and that he has no father. He is the only god to be physically ugly.
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Is Tyr a giant?

Not to be outdone by Resident Evil's statuesque vampires and Destiny 2's towering trickster gods, God of War: Ragnarok also happens to have a giant in the form of Asgardian deity Tyr. He's big, but he's not quite Lady Dimitrescu big.
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Are all Jotnar giants?

The first of the Aesir were a creation of Ymir while Odin could be part Jotunn himself like Thor for having a Jotunn mother. In the original myth, contrary to popular belief, the Jotnar were not in fact giants, nor a different race, but a tribe of gods like the Aesir and Vanir.
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Are Jotunn giants?

(also spelled Jotunn, or Etin, “devourer”), in Norse mythology, the race of giants that was descended from the primordial being Ymir, the first frost giant, whose existence preceded that of Buri, the ancestor of the gods.
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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. They generally live in warmer caves, and so wear little clothing.
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Who would win Odin or Zeus?

Odin – Physical Strength. In a battle of pure brute strength, it is obvious that Zeus would emerge victorious. The strongest Olympian's muscle power is a fact that is widely known. There are several detailed accounts of how Zeus used his powers along with the thunderbolt to punish his enemies in one strike.
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What did the giants call Kratos?

The giants' name for Kratos, in runes, seems to be Farbauti. Farbauti in Norse Mythology is the husband of Laufey, and is known as "Cruel Striker," related to wildfires.
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Is Angrboda 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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Is Jörmungandr 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 Atreus a giant?

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It was revealed that Atreus is actually part giant, but the surprises didn't stop there. The wall murals that Faye created in the temple spoke about a boy named Lok, notAtreus.
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Is Tyr actually Odin?

Tyr was either the son of Odin, the “All Father” and king of gods, or Hymir, a giant from an obscure section of the Poetic Edda called the Hymiskviða (the “Lay of Hymir”).
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Is Sigurd a Tyr?

Well, Sigurd is also an Isu. In Eivor's Norse version of reality, he is the Isu known as Tyr, the Norse God of War, so all that talk of him being a god by the evil Order of the Ancients member Fulke was actually spot on.
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Where are Frost Giants from?

The Frost Giants are the race of large humanoid beings that inhabit the frozen, barren realm known as Jotunheim.
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Who is the god of poop?

Sterculius, the Roman God of Feces.
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Who is the god of stupidity?

In Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: Κοάλεμος) was the god of stupidity, mentioned once by Aristophanes, and being found also in Parallel Lives by Plutarch. Coalemus is the Latin spelling of the name.
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