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Fornjot

Fornjot and his offspring are cosmological impersonations (winds, sea, fire), not historical persons

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Fornjot and his offspring are cosmological impersonations (winds, sea, fire), not historical persons (Prose Edda, The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > Fornjot And The Settlement Of Norway.)

Prose Edda

  • relationship: Fornjot had three sons: Hler (who rules the sea), Loge (fire), and Kare (wind) (The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > Fornjot And The Settlement Of Norway.)

    "Fornjot,[134] in Jotland, which is also called Finland or Quenland, east of the Gulf of Bothnia, had three sons: Hler, also called Æger, Loge and Kare"

  • relationship: Fornjot in Jotland (also called Finland or Quenland) had three sons: Hler (also called Æger), Loge, and Kare (The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > Fornjot And The Settlement Of Norway.)

    "Fornjot,[134] in Jotland, which is also called Finland or Quenland, east of the Gulf of Bothnia, had three sons: Hler, also called Æger, Loge and Kare"

  • attestation: Fornjot and his offspring are cosmological impersonations (winds, sea, fire), not historical persons (The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > Fornjot And The Settlement Of Norway.)

    "Fornjot and his offspring are not historical persons, but cosmological impersonations"

  • relationship: Haloge is a giant, son of Fornjot, also called Loge (The Younger Edda: > Chapter Xv. > Vocabulary.)

    "HALOGE. A giant, son of Fornjot; also called Loge."

Appears in: Beings, Entities in Prose Edda, Norse Tradition