Freyr slew the giant Beli with an antler, having no sword since he gave it to Skírnir. The Prose Edda cites this as proof of Freyr's strength even without his weapon.
The jötnar are the primordial race of giants descended from Ymir, dwelling in Jötunheimr. They stand as the eternal adversaries and reluctant kin of the Æsir — many gods count giantesses among their mothers, yet the two races clash across every age until Ragnarök.
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