What is Jötnar?
[[File:Fenja och Menja vid kvarnen Grotte (xylograph).JPG|thumb|220px|right|Giantesses [[Fenja and Menja]] from the ''[[Grottasöngr]]''.]] A '''Jotun''' or '''Jötun''' in [[Norse mythology]], is a [[giant]]. Groups of them are called '''Jötnar'''. Many are very large and strong; some are not. Sometimes however, gods and Jötnar would marry. The Frost giant's [[stronghold]] is called Utgardr and it is in [[Jötunheimr]], the name for their realm. This is one of the nine Norse realms. Jötunheim is separated from [[Midgard]], or Earth, by high [[mountain]]s, and large [[forest]]s. Outside their home world, giants seem to prefer to live in [[cave]]s. {{Norse mythology}} {{religion-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jotnar}} [[Category:Norse mythology]]