Jötunheimr (often anglicized Jotunheim) is the world (heim 'home, homeland') of the Giants (two types: ) Rock Giants and Frost Giants in Norse Mythology. From there they menace the humans in Midgard and the gods in Asgard (from whom they are separated by the river Ifing).
Gastropnir, home of Menglad, and Þrymheimr, home of Þjazi, were both located in Jotunheim, which was ruled by King Thrym. Glæsisvellir was a location in Jotunheim, where lived the giant Gudmund, father of Höfund.
See also
- Jotunheimen, the name of a large mountain range in Norway. Its highest peak, Galdhøpiggen (2469 m) is the highest mountain in Scandinavia.
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