Skrymir

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Tradition

Enormous jotunn who travelled with Thor and whose glove the god mistook for a building. Thor's three hammer-blows to his head land instead on a mountain, leaving three square valleys. The stature detail here is unusually concrete for the Eddas.

Named in Greek, Roman, Norse, Islamic, Celtic and Asian tradition. Recorded as tradition, not asserted as history.

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Also known asUtgarda-Loki (in disguise)
Lineage Jotnar
TraditionNorse
RegionJotunheim / Utgard
EraMythic age
Stature as recordedSo large that Thor and his companions slept in the thumb of his glove, mistaking it for a hall
Primary referencesGylfaginning 45-47
Source Wikipedia: Utgarda-Loki

Stature is recorded as the source states it, in that source’s own units. It is not a verified measurement unless this record sits in the Modern documented record class.

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