A 'Jotun' (sometimes spelled Jotunn or Jötunn, pronounced /ˈjoʊtən/, /ˈjoʊtʊn/, /ˈjɔːtʊn/, or [ˈjøːtun][1][2]), is a giant in Norse mythology, a member of a race of nature spirits with superhuman strength, described as sometimes standing in opposition to the races of the tribes of the Æsir and Vanir, although they frequently mingle with or intermarry with these. Their otherworldly homeland is Jötunheimr, one of the nine worlds of Norse cosmology, separated from Midgard, the world of humans, by high mountains or dense forests. Other place names are also associated with them, including Niflheimr, Utgarðr and Járnviðr. In some legends and myths they are described as having the same height as humans.
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