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    Is it correct to understand the name Jotunheimen in Norway as "the home of the gods" or at least some kind of gods?

    Question #111015. Asked by flem-ish. (Nov 24 09 9:51 AM)


    great2beme

    		Well, it actually mean "Home of the Giants" and seeing how it is inspired by Norse Mythology, I would say it is correct to understand it. But than again, i might be a tad confused.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jotunheimen

    Nov 24 09, 9:53 AM
    author

    		The Jotuns (Norse: Jötunn) were not actually gods, they were mythological "super-humans".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B6tunn

    Nov 24 09, 10:04 AM
    author

    		Most of them (but not all of them) had a "humanoid" look. For example these two quite good looking females.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fenja_och_Menja_vid_kvarnen_Grotte_%28xylograph%29.JPG

    Nov 24 09, 10:08 AM
    author

    		Maybe it would be more correct to call them "nature spirits". They represent "the basic forces of nature".

    http://74.125.77.132/search?q=cache:GwBY_hyXJjMJ:www.arkikon.no/arkikons/skilt/Bremsnes_skilt1_PDF.pdf+were+the+jotuns+gods&cd=6&hl=no&ct=clnk&gl=no

    Nov 24 09, 10:11 AM
    author

    		The most well known one is Loki (we often call him Loke in Norway). He is known to assist the gods, but he is not a god himself.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki

    Nov 24 09, 10:15 AM
    great2beme

    		lol thats funny cause at the beginning it says "Loki is a god or a jotunn(or both)."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki

    Nov 24 09, 10:18 AM
    author

    		Yeah, it's a question of definition. The Jotuns are usually called Giants, not "gods". The creatures usually called "gods" were the "æsir". They lived in a place called Åsgård.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ss

    Nov 24 09, 10:23 AM
    author

    		This picture includes the main "æsir". (They were also "humanoid", of course...).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Baldr_dead_by_Eckersberg.jpg

    Nov 24 09, 10:25 AM
    author

    		Loki was special: He was a "half god" because he had mixed blood with Thor, one of the main gods ("æsir").
    The Jotuns were often powerful and wise, they even sometimes were the sexual partners of the gods. They often followed the gods in their whereabouts, but were generally considered unreliable.

    Nov 24 09, 10:30 AM

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