Ragnarok (2020)
TexasToast 0 points 5 years ago*.

I haven’t seen this show so I could be off base as to what giants are in the show itself but the word Giant is the anglicized version of the Norse word Jotunn.

Jotunns were sort of nature spirits known for their great strength. They are a different being from the Norse gods (Aesir and Vanir) but they all interact together and sometimes intermarry. In some of the sagas Loki is a Jotunn.

I think that the word giant has come to mean a very large person/being because there are large rock formations that are said to be certain Jotunns turned to stone and if that rock is Joe the Jotunn then he must have been huge!

Plus a general idea in folklore that the people of legendary times were literally larger than life.

Duvet Diva 0 points 5 years ago.

Thank you, it’s a bit disappointing like in my case my education was very limited.