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FORNJOTR

Norse Mythology
Teutonic Mythology
A type of Giant

This is the name of a primordial GIANT in the Teutonic and Norse myths of northern Europe. He is described as the immense being from whom the FROST GIANTS and, according to some sources, the GIANT HLER, and the GIANTS LOGI and KARI, were descended.

Source: Giants, Monsters, and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth

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