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Donning a suit of falcon feathers, Loki paid a visit to the jötunn's castle.
In origin, troll may have been a negative synonym for a jötunn (plural jötnar).
In stanza 52, the disguised Odin asks the jötunn about Odin's own fate.
In time, just as he is about to complete his work, it is revealed that the builder is, in fact, himself a jötunn, and he is killed by Thor.
Loki is a jötunn, and Njord is a Vanir hostage, but they are often ranked among the Æsir.
Lotte Motz theorized that these were originally four distinct classes of beings: lords of nature (jötunn), mythical magicians (troll), hostile monsters (þurs), and heroic and courtly beings (risi), the last class being the youngest addition.
Once Mjölnir was placed on his lap, Thor grabbed the hammer by its short handle and slew every jötunn in sight.
Troll could later have become specialized as a description of the larger, more menacing Jötunn-kind whereas Huldrefolk may have developed as the general term applied to smaller trolls.
Þrymheimr Often anglicized as Thrymheim, it was the home of the jötunn Þjazi (anglicized as Thiazi).