Ettin
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Ettin, an obsolete English cognate to the Old Norse Jötunn from the Old English Eoten, meaning "giant
Giant
Giant or Giants may refer to:*Giants *Giant *Giant people; see gigantism, a medical condition*Giants -Arts and entertainment:*Giant , a 1952 novel by Edna Ferber...

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  • Bogle
    Bogle
    A bogle, boggle or bogill is a British term for a ghost or folkloric being, used for a variety of related folkloric creatures including Shellycoats, Barguests, Brags, the Hedley Kow and even giants such as those associated with Cobb's Causey .The name is derived from the...

     (also called Ettin), a survival of the term in Northumbrian folklore
  • Ettin (Dungeons & Dragons)
    Ettin (Dungeons & Dragons)
    In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, the Ettin is a giant-like creature. The creatures' name comes from the Anglicization of the Jötunn giants of Norse mythology.-Description:...

    , a two-headed giant
  • Ettins, fictional creatures in Narnia
  • Ettin, the twisted, mindless remains of the fighters of the Legion in the computer game Hexen
  • Ettins, a species in the Creatures series of computer games
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