jötnar
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The jötnar are beings in Old Nordic mythology who inhabit "the otherworld." They are often presented as a constant threat to the Æsir, leading to confrontations, but they also engage in social exchange and intermarriage with them. Some Æsir are descended from jötnar, and others are seen as sources of knowledge.
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1000
- Historical notes
- Documented in Old Nordic mythology.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“It has been proposed that most narratives in Old Nordic mythology portray existence as broadly divided into "this world", inhabited by the Æsir and men, and "the otherworld" inhabited by beings such as jötnar.”
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