Jötnar Shrines are wooden triptychs built by the Jötnar depicting the stories and prophecies of many notable Giants. These Shrines were left in different places, sometimes related to their story, throughout most of the Nine Realms. However, through the use of giant magic, they were able to contain the real stories within some of the shrines in which they can be found in the Utengard.
List of Shrines[]
- Sköll and Hati's Shrine
- Hrungnir's Shrine
- Jörmungandr's Shrine
- Gróa's Shrine
- Skaði's Shrine
- Ymir's Shrine
- Thamur's Shrine
- Thrym's Shrine
- Týr's Shrine
- Starkaðr's Shrine
- Surtr's Shrine
- Bergelmir's Shrine
- Loki's Shrine
- Laufey and Fárbauti's Shrine
- Unknown Shrine
Sköll and Hati's Shrine[]
Note: Rune Translations are done by fans and are subject to error, as well as the developers' use of the runes.
Sköll and Hati's shrine can be found inside a temple in the Wild Woods in Midgard. The temple seems to be dedicated to them, as the statues of two wolves appear at the sides of the entrance to the shrine.
The left side of the triptych shows the sun and moon frozen in their cycle. Beneath them, Fenrir howls at the sky, with the two young wolves lying next to him.
- ᚢᛗ ᛊᛖᛏᚢᚾᛞ ᛊᛏᛏᛁᛊᛟᛚ ᚨᛚᛞᚱᛁ - In a time, the sun never set (Um setund settisol aldri)
- ᚾᛖ ᚷᛖᚲᚲ ᛗᚨᚾᛁ ᚢᛈᛈ - Nor did the moon rise (Ne gekk mani upp)
- ᛊᚲᛟᛚᛚ ᛟᚲ ᚺᚨᛏᛁ · ᚠᛇᛞᛞᛁᚱ ᚠᚱᚨ ᚺᚱᛟᚦᚹᛁᛏᚾᛁ ᚠᚨᛝᚾᛁᚱ ᚨᚠ ᚺᚨᛝᚨᛞᚱᛟᛏᛏᚾᚢᛗ - Sköll and Hati · Fathered from Hróðvitnir, shackled by the hanged god (Sköll ok Hati · Fæddir fra Hróðvitni, fangnir af hangadróttnum)
The center triptych shows Sköll chasing after the sun
- ᛊᛟᛚ ᛟᚲ ᛗᚨᚾᛁ · ᛒᚱᛟᚦᚢᚱ ᛟᚲ ᛊᛁᛊᛏᛁᚱ ᚺᛁᛗᛁᚾᛊ · ᛒᛟᚱᛁ ᛗᚢᚾᛞᛁᛚᚠᚨᚱᚨ - Sun and Moon, heavenly brother and sister, born of Mundilfara (Sol ok Mani · brothur ok sistir himins · bori mundilfara)
- ᛊᚲᛁᚾᚠᚨᚲᛊᛁ ᛞᚱᛖᚷ ᚹᚨᚷᚾ ᛊᛟᛚᚨᚱ - Skinfaksi pulls the wagon of the Sun (Skinfaksi dreg vagn Solar)
- ᚺᚱᛁᛗᚠᚨᚲᛊᛁ ᛞᚱᛖᚷ ᚹᚨᚷᚾ ᛗᚨᚾᚨ - Hrimfaksi pulls the wagon of the Moon (Hrimfaksi dreg vagn Mana)
- ᚹᚨᛚᛞᚨᚾᛞᛁ ᚾᚨᛏᛏᚨᚱ ᛟᚲ ᛞᚨᚷᛊ ᛖᛚᛏᚨ ᛖᚾᛞᚨᛚᚨᚢᛊᛏ ᛊᛟᛚ ᛟᚲ ᛗᚨᚾᚨ - The rulers of day and night endlessly chase the Sun and Moon (Valdandi nattar ok dags elta endalaust Sol ok Mana)
Hrungnir's Shrine[]
Jörmungandr's Shrine[]
Note: Rune Translations are done by fans and are subject to error, as well as the developers' use of the runes.
The Shrine dedicated to the World Serpent Jörmungandr can be found inside the Vanaheim Tower in the Lake of Nine, where Jörmungandr rested at the time.
The left side of the triptych shows Jörmungandr's mother, Angrboða, breastfeeding the young serpent in the Ironwood, alongside the Iron-Wolves. The panel also mentions that Loki is his father, and that Fenrir, Hel, and the Iron-Wolves are his siblings.
- ᚨᛝᚱᛒᛟᚦᚨ - Angrboða.
- ᛃᛟᚱᛗᚢᚾᚷᚨᚾᛞᚱ ᛗᛁᚦᚷᚨᚱᛞᛊᛟᚱᛗᚱ - Jörmungandr, Serpent of Midgard. (Jörmungandr Miðgardsormr)
- ᚨᚱᚾᚹᛁᚦᚱ - Ironwood. (Járnviðr)
- ᛊᛟᚾᚱ ᛚᛟᚲᚨ ᛟᚲ ᚨᛝᚱᛒᛟᚦᚢ · ᛒᚱᛟᚦᚢᚱ ᚠᛖᚾᛁᛊ ᚺᛖᛚᛃᚨᚱ ᛟᚲ ᛃᚨᚱᚾᚹᚨᚱᚷᚨ - Son of Loki and Angrboða. Brother of Fenrir, Hel, and the Iron-Wolves. (Sonr Loka ok Angrboðu · Broður Fenris Heljar ok Járnvarga)
The center triptych shows Jörmungandr encircling the Lake of Nine and Týr's Temple.
- ᛚᛁᚲᚾ - Mercy. (Líkn)
- ᛊᚨᚾᚾᚱ - Truth. (Sannr)
- ᚠᚱᛁᚦᚱ ᛟᚲ ᛖᛁᚾᛁᛝ - Peace and unity. (Friðr ok eining)
- ᚺᛟᚠ ᛏᛁᛊ - Týr's Temple. (Hof Týs)
- ᛗᛁᚦᚷᚨᚱᛞᛊᛟᚱᛗᚱ ᚲᛖᛏᛁᛚᛊ - The Serpent of Midgard's kettle. (Miðgardsormr ketils)
- ᚢᛗᛚᛁᚦᛁᛏ ᛖᚱ ᛟᚱᛚᛟᚷ - Fate has been arranged. (Umliðit er ørlög)
The last triptych shows Jörmungandr biting and poisoning Thor in Ragnarök.
- ᛟᚱᛚᛟᚷ ᚱᚨᚷᚾᚨᚱᛟᚲᚲᛊ - Fate of Ragnarök. (Ørlög Ragnarökks)
- ᚦᛟᚱ - Thor. (þor)
Gróa's Shrine[]
Skaði's Shrine[]
Ymir's Shrine[]
Thamur's Shrine[]
Thrym's Shrine[]
Note: Rune Translations are done by fans and are subject to error, as well as the developers' use of the runes.
The Shrine dedicated to the Jötunn king Thrym, who stole Thor's hammer. It can be found at the foot of Thor's statue in the Lake of Nine.
The first triptych depicts Thrym inheriting the throne of the Frost Giants.
- ᚦᚱᛁᛗᚱ ᛒᚱᛟᚷᚦᛟᛏᛏ ᚠᛇᛞᛞᚱ [...] ᛃᛟᛏᚾᚨᚱ - The cunning Thrym was born [...] Jötnar. (þrymr brogðott faeddr [...] Jötnar)
- ᛃᛟᚠᚢᚱᚱ - King. (Jöfurr)
- ᛃᛟᛏᚾᚨᚱ - Jötnar.
The center triptych shows Thrym in his throne with Mjölnir, and the other Jötnar celebrating.
- ᚦᚱᛁᛗᚱ ᚲᛖᛗ ᚨᛈᛏᚱ ᚠᚱᚨ ᚨᛊᚷᚨᚱᚦᛁ ᛗᛖᚦ ᚺᚨᛗᚱᛁ ᚦᛟᚱᛊ - Thrym returns from Asgard with Thor's hammer. (þrymr kem aptr frá Ásgarði með hamri þors)
- ᛗᛃᛟᛚᛚᚾᛁᚱ ᛊᛏᛟᛚᛁᚾᚾ - Mjölnir stolen. (Mjöllnir stolinn)
- ᛃᛟᛏᚾᚨᚱ ᚠᚨᚷᚾᚨᛊᛏ - Jötnar celebrate. (Jötnar fagnast)
- ᚹᛖᛁᛉᛚᚢᛞᚨᚷᚱ ᛁ ᚺᛟᛚᛁ - Feast-day in a hall. (Veizlu-dagr í holi)
- ᛏᛁᚷᚾᚨᚱᛊᛏᛟᛚᛚ ᚦᚱᛁᛗᛊ - Thrym's royal seat. (Tignar-stóll þryms)
- ᚦᚱᛁᛗᚱ ᛒᛁᚦ ᚺᚨᛗᚱᛁ ᚨ ᛗᛟᛏᛁ ᚠᚱᛖᛁᛃᚢ ᛒᚱᚢᚦ - Thrym offers the hammer for Freyja as his bride. (þrimr bið hamri á móti Freyju bruð)
The last triptych depicts Thor after recovering the Mjölnir, having killed Thrym and all the Jötnar that were present at the time.
- ᚦᚱᛁᛗᚺᛖᛁᛗᚱ - Thrym's home. (Þrymheimr)
- ᚦᛟᚱ - Thor. (þor)
- ᚹᛖᛁᛉᛚᚨ ᚨᚠᚷᛚᚨᛈᛁᚾ - Feast disrupted. (Veizla afglapin)
- ᛖᛝᛁ ᚨ ᚦᛁᚱᛗᚨᛊᛏ - No one was spared. (Engi á þyrmast)
Thrym's Shrine[]
Týr's Shrine[]
Surtr's Shrine[]
Bergelmir's Shrine[]
Starkaðr's Shrine[]
Loki's Shrine[]
The Shrine dedicated to Loki is located on top of the Giant's Fingers and in Angrboda's Treehouse in Jötunheim. Loki's shrines are the only ones carved in mural instead of wood.
Faye destroyed the last triptych of Loki's shrine, not wanting her husband and son to know their destinies.
Laufey and Fárbauti's Shrine[]
The Shrine dedicated to Loki's parents, Laufey and Fárbauti is located on top of the mountain behind Asgard's tower in the Lake of Nine. This is the only shrine that shares two shrines.
Laufey's shrine shows Faye travelling from Jötunheim to Midgard. She would later destroy the last triptych of Loki's shrine before her cremation, which started her husband and son's journey to spread her ashes.
Fárbauti's shrine shows Kratos travelling from a ruined Greece to Midgard. He would later journey with his son to spread Faye's ashes before dying by Thor's hand and mourned by his son. As Kratos was able to avoid his death prophecy by opening his heart made Angrboda to paint a new prophecy over his old one with Kratos surviving and becoming a beloved god, worshipped by mortals as Fárbauti.
Unknown Shrine[]
Angrboda has an additional shrine at her treehouse located in Jötunheim which according to her is not ready to be shown yet.
Trivia[]
- Despite being an Aesir god, Týr still received a Shrine in his honour for his great friendship and alliance with the Jötunn-kind.
- At seeing Týr's Shrine, Mimir wondered if the Jötnar made a Shrine about him, since Týr and Mimir were the only Gods the Jötnar gifted their special sight to.
- Kratos also received a Shrine to him, despite being a Greek God.
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