Giants (Marvel Comics)

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Giants
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Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Characteristics
Place of origin	Asgard
Pantheon	Norse
Notable members	Arkin the Weak Brimer Hagen Ghan Grundroth Kaggor Knorda Nedra Siggorth Skagg

The giants of Jotunheim in Marvel Comics are a fictional race of people based on the giants of actual Norse legends.

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These giants, also known as Etins are enormous beings who reside in the other-dimensional realm of Jotunheim, one of the Nine Worlds in Asgardian cosmology. They are the traditional enemies of the gods of Asgard, with whom they have warred off and on for millennia.

The first of the Giants was the Ice Giant, Ymir. Many different races of Giants arose in Jotunheim, including the Ice, Mountain, Rime, Storm, and Frost Giants. The Frost Giants are the direct descendants of Ymir, and their monarch is Utgard-Loki. The Giant Laufey was another monarch who died in battle against the Asgardians; In tribute to Laufey's courage, Odin adopted the giant's infant son Loki. Two other giants of note were Fafnir II and Fasolt (both deceased), who built Odin's palace in Valhalla. Skurge the Executioner is another famous giant who went from being a villain to hero.