Jotunheim

[ yaw-toon-heym ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the outer world, or realm of giants; Utgard.

Jotunheim

/ ˈjɔːtʊnˌheɪm /

noun

1. Norse myth the home of the giants in the northeast of Asgard

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jotunheim¹

< Old Norse, equivalent to jǫtunn giant + heimr world, home

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jotunheim¹

from Old Norse, from jötunn giant + heimr world, home

Example Sentences

He’s quick to point out that Loki isn’t just royalty but a prince of two worlds, referencing his adoptive father King Odin of Asgard and his true origin as a child born on Jotunheim to Laufey, king of the Frost Giants.

From Washington Post

Even beyond the grim realities that the fictional Corto Maltese and Jötunheim lab reflect, the premise of "Suicide Squad" and "The Suicide Squad" itself is eerily familiar to the realities of how we treat criminals like Harley Quinn and the rest of her squads, in real life.

From Salon

In the film, antiheroes of Task Force X – or the suicide squad of dangerous, violent criminals selected to take on missions so dangerous as to be "suicide" – form two squads to take down the Nazi science lab Jötunheim and its mysterious Project Starfish experiment on the fictional South American island of Corto Maltese.

From Salon

In the movie, Corto Maltese was a safe haven for Nazis at the end of World War II, attracting many Nazi scientists in particular who eventually set up Jötunheim for human experimentation on prisoners on the island.

From Salon

At the heart of Project Starfish is the alien being Starro the Conqueror, who was captured by the U.S. and has been experimented on in Jötunheim ever since.

From Salon