Mountain Giant

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Mountain Giants are a type of giant in Norse mythology.

They took the appearance of humans but were much larger. They often resembled thor in their facial features and carried a large hammer, similar to Cyclops in Greek mythology.

The giants, also known as Jotun, were known for their great strength and stupidity. They were antagonistic and destructive. Remarkably, several of the giantesses (who were perhaps not as bestial as the males of their species) had trysts with some of the Norse gods. Thor, Odin, Tyr and Heimdall had a giant for a parent. Both of Loki's parents were giants, yet he was still considered an Aesir god. Some of the more colorful giants included Hrungnir, whose head and heart were made of stone (and pinned Thor when the Thunderer killed him), Gerd, a giantess who married Freyr (Freyja's brother), Hrimthurs, who built the walls around Asgard in six months on a bet (and was also killed by Thor), and Gunnlod, a giantess who Odin had to sleep with for three nights before he could drink her father's mead.

In The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II real-time strategy game, Mountain Giants are included as a type of unit for the Goblin faction. They appear as huge, red-skinned walking creatures with a long neck, and serve as a stone-thrower.