Template:Infobox gods Hrungnir was a Jötunn featured in God of War (2018).
Norse Mythology
The tale of Hrungnir is documented in the second part of the Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál.
Hrungnir engaged in a wager with Odin in which Odin stakes his head on his horse, Sleipnir, being faster than Hrungnir's steed Gullfaxi. During the race, which Sleipnir wins, Hrungnir enters Valhalla, and there becomes drunk and abusive. After they grow weary of him, the Gods call on Thor to battle Hrungnir.
Hrungnir hurles a flint-stone towards Thor, who in turn hurles Mjölnir, shattering both the whetstone weapon and Hrungnir's skull. After his death, the Jötunn's steed Gullfaxi was given to Thor's son Magni as a gift for releasing his father from Hrungnir's corpse.
Biography
Hrungnir was born with neither head nor heart, so his people had to complete his body with stone. Because of that, Hrungnir grew into a complete simpleton.
One day he was wandering the realm of Midgard when Odin crossed paths with him. The Raven King was amused by the Stone Giant's guillable nature, so he invited him to his hall in Asgard to amuse his court.
After having his fill of mead, a drunk Hrungnir became rowdy and begun to threaten the Aesir. Thor wasn't amused by the Stone Giant, so he struck his head so hard that there still are pieces of Hrungnir's head buried into his skull.
His body fell on top of Thor, but the Thunder God was too drunk, so he couldn't remove the Giant's body from himself. No one was strong enough to remove Hrungnir's corpse from Thor, but the little Magni and Modi appeared and lifted the Stone Giant's body, releasing their father.
Mimir used his story to teach Atreus that truth is seldom as pretty as myth and legend.
Powers and Abilities
Thanks to having parts of his body made of stone, Hrungnir was an incredibly strong Giant. He most likely enjoyed to fight, since he gained the nickname of Hrungnir the Brawler.
Trivia
- Hrungnir is depicted with a shield in his Shrine, a shield that in Norse Mythology was made from the same stone that his head and heart were made.