Sinmara
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In Norse mythology, Sinmara is a gýgr, usually considered a consort to the fiery jötunn Surtr, the lord of Muspelheim. Sinmara is attested solely in the poem Fjölsvinnsmál, where she is mentioned alon
Sinmara (1893) by Jenny Nyström
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A jötunn or jotun, or archaic ettin in English, also translated as giant, is a type of being in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, jötnar are often contrasted with gods and with other non-human f
Sinmara
…In Norse mythology, Sinmara is a gýgr (giantess), usually considered a consort to the fiery jötunn Surtr, the lord of Muspelheim. Sinmara is attested solely in the poem Fjölsvinnsmál, where…
DR284 from the Hunnestad Monument, which has been interpreted as depicting the gýgr Hyrrokkin riding on a wolf with a snake as reins
"The giant that slept for 5,000 years", by John Bauer (1882–1918). Nordic folklore often intermix jötnar and trolls, and descendant forms also merged with "giant", thus, Bauer depicted his jötun as a giant troll.
Stora Hammars III, an image stone from Gotland thought to show Odin as a bearded eagle, Gunnlöð holding the mead of poetry, and Suttungr
The Yetnasteen, a standing stone in Rousay in Orkney, held in local folklore to be a giant or jötunn that has been turned to stone