Ragnarok (TV Series)

Ginnungagap (2020)

Herman Tømmeraas: Fjor

Quotes 

• Ran : We're going to this mountain, which is called Ginnungagap. Can somebody tell me what Ginnungagap means? Aicha.

  Oscar : In the creation myth of the Vikings Ginnungagap is the place where hot and cold meet, and the world was created.

  Ran : Very good, Aicha. Who was it, who then populated this earth?

  Wenche : A mix of gods and giants.

  Ran : [some comment]  So, gods and giants. We have read the story of Thor, how he was tested at the giants' house when they made him drink mead. But who were the giants? Hilde.

  Erik : Weren't they sort of like trolls? Like the bad guys of the story.

  Fjor : No, that's like a totally lopsided depiction. For ages the giants were regarded as gods. People worshipped them and sacrificed everything they had to them. Even animals that were alive. Until eventually, they were pushed aside by the so-called gods.

  Ran : Yes, very good, Saxa. But was there anything, or should we say anyone, whom these giants were afraid of?

  [Only Magne raises his hand to answer. Scene cut]