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Jotunheim

Country of origin:
Sweden
Location:
Västerås, Västmanland
Status:
Active
Formed in:
1997
Genre:
Folk/Black Metal (early); Black Metal (later)
Themes:
Norse mythology (early); Anti-cosmic propaganda (later)
Current label:
Raging Bloodlust Records
Years active:
1997-present
Jötunheimr (Old Icelandic for "World of the Ettins/Giants", plural Jötunheimar) is, according to both the Poetic, the Prose Edda and Skaldic Poetry, the abode of the Jötnar ("Ettin/Giant", singular Jötunn). It was originally thought to be situated in the East, but in later Icelandic Sagas, its location has moved in the North.

Jotunheim also appeared on the compilation "Manifesto Of ...
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Added on: 2003-08-16 13:03:28 Last modified on: 2023-07-31 23:32:36