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.
In the Hyndluljóð, Freya visits the giantess Hyndla to compel her to recite the genealogy of Óttar. Hyndla complies but accuses Freya of bringing her lover disguised as a boar.
In the Hyndluljóð, Hyndla recites the ancestry of Óttar at Freya's demand. Hyndla recognizes that Óttar is disguised as the boar Hildisvíni and curses him.
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