Angrboda
A giantess in Jotunheim who bears Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel with Loki.
Overview
Angrboda's role in this story is narrow but important. Gylfaginning 34 names her as a giantess in Jotunheim and says that with Loki she bears Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel. The passage does not develop her actions or motives here; this story presents her as the source of Fenrir's border-lineage rather than filling in an unsupported life story.
Key facts
A giantess in Jotunheim
Chapter 34 locates Angrboda in Jotunheim and identifies her as a giantess.
Three dangerous children
The same chapter lists Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel as her three children with Loki.
Relationships
- Fenrirmother of
Chapter 34 says Angrboda bears Fenrir with Loki.
- Jormungandrmother of
Chapter 34 says Angrboda bears Jormungandr with Loki.
- Helmother of
Chapter 34 says Angrboda bears Hel with Loki.
Story appearances
- Binding of FenrirGiantess mother in the kinship frame
As mother of Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel, Angrboda gives the opening scene its tension between giant kinship and divine fear.
Ancient sources
MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.