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[[File:Kulturen - Riesin Holdrykka.jpg|thumb|10th-century [[picture stone]] from the [[Hunnestad Monument]] that is believed to depict a {{lang|non|gýgr}} riding on a wolf with vipers as reins, which has been proposed to be [[Hyrrokkin]].]] |
[[File:Kulturen - Riesin Holdrykka.jpg|thumb|10th-century [[picture stone]] from the [[Hunnestad Monument]] that is believed to depict a {{lang|non|gýgr}} riding on a wolf with vipers as reins, which has been proposed to be [[Hyrrokkin]].]] |
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A '''{{lang|non|jötunn}}''' (also '''jotun'''; in the normalised scholarly spelling of [[Old Norse]], '''{{lang|non|jǫtunn}}''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|ɔː|t|ʊ|n}};{{sfn|RHWUD}} or, in [[Old English]], '''{{lang|ang|eoten}}''' |
A '''{{lang|non|jötunn}}''' (also '''jotun'''; in the normalised scholarly spelling of [[Old Norse]], '''{{lang|non|jǫtunn}}''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|ɔː|t|ʊ|n}};{{sfn|RHWUD}} or, in [[Old English]], '''{{lang|ang|eoten}}''' - plural '''{{lang|ang|eotenas}}''') is a type of being in [[Germanic mythology]]. In [[Norse mythology]], they are often contrasted with gods (the [[Æsir]] and [[Vanir]]) and other non-human figures, such as [[dwarf (mythology)|dwarfs]] and [[elf|elves]], although the groupings are not always mutually exclusive. The entities included in ''jötunn'' are referred to by several other terms, including '''{{lang|non|risi}}''', '''{{lang|non|þurs}}''' (or {{lang|non|thurs}}) and {{lang|non|[[troll]]}} if male and '''{{lang|non|gýgr}}''' or '''{{lang|non|tröllkona}}''' if female. The {{lang|non|jötnar}} typically dwell across boundaries from the gods and humans in lands such as {{lang|non|[[Jötunheimr]]|italic=no}}. |
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The {{lang|non|jötnar}} are frequently attested throughout the Old Norse record, with {{lang|ang|eotenas}} also featuring in the Old English epic poem ''[[Beowulf]]''. The usage of the terms is dynamic, with an overall trend that the beings become portrayed as less impressive and more negative as Christianity becomes more influential. Although the term "[[giant]]" is sometimes used to gloss the word "{{lang|non|jötunn}}" and its apparent synonyms in some translations and academic texts, this is seen as problematic by some scholars as {{lang|non|jötnar}} are not necessarily notably large. |
The {{lang|non|jötnar}} are frequently attested throughout the Old Norse record, with {{lang|ang|eotenas}} also featuring in the Old English epic poem ''[[Beowulf]]''. The usage of the terms is dynamic, with an overall trend that the beings become portrayed as less impressive and more negative as Christianity becomes more influential. Although the term "[[giant]]" is sometimes used to gloss the word "{{lang|non|jötunn}}" and its apparent synonyms in some translations and academic texts, this is seen as problematic by some scholars as {{lang|non|jötnar}} are not necessarily notably large. |