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Norse mythology: Thrilling story of the legendary land of giants
Mar
In Norse mythology, Jotunheim is a land inhabited by giants. This land is located near the residence of gods and humans, so many thrilling events often occur.
Giants in Norse mythology are described as living in the land of Jotunheim. This place is located near Asgard – the land inhabited by many gods and Midgard – the homeland of humans).
Jotunheim is considered a wilderness, most of the terrain is jungle and ice. The giants living in Jotunheim earn their living by fishing and hunting wild animals.
One of the most famous people from Jotunheim is Loki. This character was adopted by the god Odin as his son and later brought him to Asgard to live.
God Odin and many other gods sometimes have adventures in Jotunheim to discover new things. However, many thrilling events happened here.
According to Norse mythology, the Mimir Well located at the base of one of Yggdrasil’s great trees in Jotunheim is a sacred site to the giants.
This well is named after the giant Mimir. Many believe that Mimir gained extraordinary wisdom by drinking water from that well.
Therefore, the god Odin once went to the well of Mimir to gain wisdom. The powerful god who governed Asgard asked Mimir if he could drink from the sacred well.
At that time, Mimir replied that Odin could do that if he agreed to exchange an eye.
Due to his desire to gain wisdom, Odin agreed to the conditions, cut out one eye, and gave it to the giant Mimir.
Thanks to drinking water from the Mimir well, Odin became wiser and had more knowledge even though he only had one eye.
