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Skaði
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In Norse mythology, Skaði is a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains. Skaði is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional
Skadi hunting in the Mountains by H. L. M. (1901)
Skadi hunting in the Mountains by H. L. M. (1901)
Njörðr, Skaði, and Freyr as depicted in The Lovesickness of Freyr by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Njörðr, Skaði, and Freyr as depicted in The Lovesickness of Freyr by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Njörd's desire for the Sea by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Njörd's desire for the Sea by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Skadi's desire for the Mountains by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Skadi's desire for the Mountains by W. G. Collingwood (1908)
Jötunn
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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
Skaði
…In Norse mythology, Skaði (; Old Norse: ; sometimes anglicized as Skadi, Skade or Skathi) is a jötunn and goddess associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains. Skaði is attested in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier…
DR284 from the Hunnestad Monument, which has been interpreted as depicting the gýgr Hyrrokkin riding on a wolf with a snake as reins
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
"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
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
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