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Járnsaxa (Járnsaxa)

Járnsaxa
giantthe giantess mother of Thor's sons

The giantess who, with Thor, mothered Magni and Móði.

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Who they are

Járnsaxa is a giantess who, in one account, is the mother of Thor's sons Magni and Móði [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗. (Thor's mother is a separate, also-uncertain figure; Járnsaxa is the mother of his children with him, not his own mother.) [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗
Worth knowing
  • Mother of Magni and Móði [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
Uncertainties & variants
  • Járnsaxa is sometimes confused in retellings with Thor's own mother; the sources treat her as the mother of Thor's sons [S2]S2 · Snorri Sturluson, Prose Eddac. 1220–1235textOpen source ↗.
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Family & kinship

PARENT_OFMagni — Járnsaxa (with Thor) is the parent of Magni.[S2]
PARENT_OFMóði — Járnsaxa is the parent of Móði.[S2]
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