HRAESVELGR [Corpse-swallower]. A giant in an eagle's plumage, who produces the wind. _Hraesvelger._
HREIDMARR. Father of Regin and Fafner. He exacts the blood-fine from the gods for slaying Otter. He is slain by Fafner. _Hreidmar_.
HRIMFAXI [Rime-mane]. The horse of night. _Rimefax._
HRIMTHURSAR [Eng. _rime_, hoar-frost]. Rime-giants or frost-giants, who dwell under one of Ygdrasil's roots. _Giants._
HRODVITNIR. A wolf; father of the wolf Hate. _Hrodvitner._
HRUNGNIR. A giant; friend of Hymer. Thor fought with him and slew him. _Hrungner._
HRINGHORNI. The ship upon which Balder's body was burned. _Hringhorn._
HROSSTHJOFR [Horse-thief]. A giant. _Hrosthjof._
HUGINN [Mind]. One of Odin's ravens. _Hugin._
HVERGELMIR [The old kettle]. The spring in the middle of Niflheim, whence flowed the rivers Elivagar. The Northern Tartaros. _Hvergelmer._
HYMIR. A giant with whom Thor went fishing when he caught the Midgard-serpent. His wife was the mother of Tyr. Tyr and Thor went to him to procure a kettle for Æger in which to brew ale for the gods. _Hymer._
HYNDLA. A vala visited by Freyja, who comes to her to learn the genealogy of her favorite, Ottar. _Hyndla._
IDAVOLLR. A plain where the gods first assemble, where they establish their heavenly abodes, and where they assemble again after Ragnarok. The plains of Ida. _Idavold._
IDUNN. Daughter of the dwarf Ivald; she was wife of Brage, and the goddess of early spring. She possesses rejuvenating apples of which the gods partake. _Idun._
IFING. A river which divides the giants from the gods. _Ifing._
IMD. One of Heimdal's nine giant mothers. _Imd._
IMR. A son of the giant Vafthrudner. _Im._
INGUNAR-FREYR. One of the names of Frey. _Ingun's Frey._
INNSTEINN. The father of Ottar Heimske; the favorite of Freyja. _Instein._
IVALDI. A dwarf. His sons construct the ship Skidbladner. _Ivald._
JALKR. A name of Odin (Jack the Giant-killer?). _Jalk._
JARNSAXA [Iron-chopper]. One of Heimdal's nine giant mothers. _Jarnsaxa._
JARNVIDR [Iron-wood]. A wood east of Midgard, peopled by giantesses called Jarnvids. This wood had iron leaves. _Jarnvid._
JARNVIDIUR. The giantesses in the Iron-wood. _Jarnvids._
JORD. Wife of Odin and mother of Thor. _Earth._
JOTUNN. A giant. The giants were the earliest created beings. The gods question them in regard to Balder. Thor frequently contends with them. Famous giants are: Ymer, Hymer, Hrungner, Orvandel, Gymer, Skrymer, Vafthrudner and Thjasse. _Giant._