Angrboða
Angrboða (Old Norse: ; also Angrboda) is a" jötunn" in Norse mythology. She is the mate of Loki and the mother of monsters. She is only mentioned once in the Poetic Edda ("Völuspá hin skamma)" as the mother of Fenrir by Loki. The Prose Edda ("Gylfaginning") describes her as "a giantess in Jötunheimar" and as the mother of three monsters: the wolf Fenrir, the Midgard serpent Jörmungand, and the ruler of the dead Hel. Name. The Old Norse name "Angrboða" has been translated as 'the one who brings grief', 'she-who-offers-sorrow', or 'harm-bidder'. The first element is  related to the English word "anger", but means "sorrow" or "regret" in Old Norse, the later meaning is retained in Scandinavian languages. In Norwegian and Danish the word is rendered as "anger" while Icelandic and Faroese has "angur" and Swedish "ånger". The second element "boða" is cognate with the English word "bode" as in "this does not bode well". According to some scholars, the name "Angrboða" is probably a late invention dating from no earlier than the 12th century, although the tradition of the three monsters born of Loki and a "jötunn" may be of greater age. Attestations. Angrboða. In  Völuspá hin skamma (Short Völuspá; a poem of "Hyndluljóð"), Angrboða is mentioned as the mate of Loki and mother of the wolf (Fenrir). "Gylfaginning" (Beguiling of Gylfi) mentions the three monstrous children of Angrboða: the wolf Fenrir, the Midgard serpent Jörmungand, and the ruler of the dead Hel. Giantess in Ironwood. "Völuspá" (Prophecy of the Völva) also mentions a "jötunn" living in Járnvid (Ironwood, the forest where female "jötnar "live), most likely identified with Angrboða. This stanza is paraphrased by Snorri Sturluson in "Gylfaginning": In the stanza 42 of "Völuspá", Eggþér is portrayed as the herder of the "jötunn" who  lives in Járnviðr (Ironwood). Peter H. Salus and Paul B. Taylor argue that he may have been Angrboða's wolf-herder. In popular culture. Angrboða appears as a minor character in the video game "Assassin's Creed Valhalla". She will also be a character in "". Angrboða appears as the main character in Genevieve Gornichec's 2021 novel "The Witch's Heart". In the novel, her character is also known as Gullveig. The boatbuilder Floki names his daughter for Angrboða in the television series "Vikings".