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Norsery Rhymes from A to Z
Fjolverkr- The Hard Working Builder
Well here we are on another ThorsDay with another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Germanic, sometimes Celtic) mythological characters. This week it’s Fjolverkr of the Jotnar (Jötunn / Jotun / Jotunn / Jetten / Eoten / Giant, mentioned in a Þhulur list of Giants.\
His name is generally thought to mean the Hard worker, or the builder. Though some translations make it out mean pain filled, which also could be meant as an aspect of his building.