Trolls & Jotnar (Norse Mythology Explained)

Trolls play a large role in myth and folklore, but what really are they? This documentary explores the nature of trolls and jotnar in the oldest sources for Germanic mythology to try and answer this important question. One thing is certain: they are much more than monsters.

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00:00 Opening
01:18 Etymology of Troll
02:10 Thor & Taranis
02:55 Thurs, Eoten & Jotun
03:42 Description of a Troll in medieval sources
04:30 Fenrir's Progeny
06:04 Children of Angrboða & Loki
07:02 Ymir - The first Jotun
08:35 Bolthorn & Ysbaddaden
09:28 Loki's Children
10:50 Jörmungandr, Fenrir & Hel
11:53 Troll fashion
12:48 the wolf-like troll
13:37 The Volsungs Wolf Shape
15:25 The trolls of the mind
18:20 How to trick a Giant
19:23 The Mind of Mimir
20:44 Thor - Charioteer of the Mind
22:10 Home of the Giants
23:18 Hrungnir
26:00 Geirröðr & the water trolls
29:22 Beowulf and Grendel the Troll
30:16 Trolls as evil spirits