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• Fight of the gods and giants. A162.1
• Hills from stones cast by giants. A963.5
• Chasms between rocks mark "leaps" of giants, heroes, etc. A972.5.2
• Indentions on rocks caused by giants. A972.6
• Certain stones are transformed giants. A974.2
• Battle of gods and giants at end of world. A1082.1
• Winds as children of titans (giants). A1123
• Thunder made by giants in sky. A1142.9
• Men at first as large as giants. A1301
• Origin of the Fomorians (giants). A1659.1
• Giants return to life if tabu is broken. C963.4
• Magic object stolen by giants. D861.9
• Silver bullet protects against giants, ghosts, and witches. (Cf. D1096.3.) D1385.4
• Two automatic giants fight until separated. D1620.3.1
• Journey to land of giants. F122
• River between the realms of giants and gods never freezes. F141.1.3
• Giants in otherworld. (Cf. F531.) F167.3
• Hero fights giants who ruin fairyland. F176.1
• Fairies as giants. F232.6
• Fairies guard giants' treasures. (Cf. N570.) F244.6
• Giants guard fairy princess from mortal man. F300.1
• War between fairies and giants. F364.3
• Water-giants. F420.1.4.9
• Dwarfs came after giants had almost died out. F451.1.3
• Giants and heroes created for the protection and aid of dwarfs. (Cf. F451.1.3.) F451.10.1
• Giants and dwarfs in contest. F451.10.2
• Knockers as ghosts of giants who formerly lived in area. F456.1.1.2
• Hundred-handed giants. F515.0.2.1
• Giant. A person of enormous size. (For giants who are primarily ogres see G100 and G400–G599.) F531
• Giants (giantesses) with long teeth. F531.1.6.2.1
• Giants with shaggy hair on their bodies. F531.1.6.3
• Frost-giants. F531.1.9
• Fire giants. F531.1.10
• Giants and giantesses dressed as human beings. F531.1.11
• Giants fifty feet tall with footprints six feet long. F531.2.1.2
• Baby giants four months old "two feet broad in the chest and twelve feet high." F531.2.14
• Giants throw stones after churches. F531.3.2.1
• Giants throw tools back and forth. Explains rocks, etc. F531.3.2.3
• Giants carry church across a stream. F531.3.6
• Giants' shouts are storms or great noise. F531.3.8
• Giants sit on mountains and wash feet in stream below. F531.3.9
• Giants carry trees. (Cf. F631.) F531.3.10
• Giants' awful amusements, playing with men's lives. F531.3.15
• Giants dressed in skin. F531.4.7.1
• Giants wear skins with flesh still on. F531.4.7.1.1
• Giants wear long coats with lamps under them. F531.4.7.2
• Giants have wolf and bears as dogs. F531.4.11.1
• Giants and men. F531.5
• Giants and men fraternize at Christmas. F531.5.1.2
• Giants repay loan with large interest. Cask of gold for ale, etc. F531.5.5
• Giants' gifts to men. F531.5.6
• Giants' magic gifts return to original form in hands of men. (Cf. F451.5.1.4. and cross-references.) F531.5.6.1
• Giants marry human beings. (Cf. F420.6.1, F460.4, and cross references.) F531.5.7
• Giants and Christians. F531.5.8
• Giants hostile to Christianity. F531.5.8.1
• Giants exorcised by clergy. F531.5.8.2
• Giants Christianized. F531.5.8.3
• Giants like butter more than anything else. Get trough of butter in return for help. F531.5.13
• Giants cause men to sin. F531.5.15
• Origin of giants. (Cf. F531.5.7.1.2.) F531.6.1
• Sons of God and Daughters of men. Before the flood angels have relations with human women: origin of giants. F531.6.1.1
• Giants as personifications. F531.6.1.5
• Giants as sons of Ymir or Aurgelmir. (Cf. A642, A831.2.) F531.6.1.7
• Giants as reincarnated animals. F531.6.1.8
• Giants as descendants of Cain. (Cf. F535.0.1.) F531.6.1.9
• Haunts of giants. F531.6.2
• Giants in "Risaland" or "Jotunheimar" without nearer definition. F531.6.2.0.1
• Giants live in mountains or caves. F531.6.2.1
• Giants live under water. F531.6.2.2
• Giants live under sea. F531.6.2.2.1
• Giants' live in the east. F531.6.2.3
• Giants live in the utmost northwest. F531.6.2.4
• Giants live at the world's end. F531.6.2.5
• Giants in a region of darkness and cold. F531.6.2.6
• Giants in wild forests. F531.6.2.7
• Homes of giants. F531.6.3
• Giants live in castles (raths, duns) (ruins of which may still be seen). F531.6.3.1
• Age of giants. F531.6.4
• Giants have great age. Calculated by age of wood. F531.6.4.1
• Giants live to be eighteen thousand years old. F531.6.4.2
• Giants as magicians. F531.6.5
• Giants can make selves invisible. (Cf. F531.6.12.1.1.) F531.6.5.1
• Giants large or small at will. F531.6.5.2
• Giants as controllers of the elements. F531.6.5.4
• Giants as builders of great structures. F531.6.6
• Giants by night move buildings built by men in day. F531.6.6.1
• Giants have animals (dogs, etc.) F531.6.7.1.1
• Giants' ship (Naglfar). F531.6.7.1.2
• Mutual relations of giants. F531.6.8
• Giants pursue giant women. F531.6.8.2
• Enmity (competition) between giants. F531.6.8.3
• Giants and giantesses fight about treasures. F531.6.8.3.1
• Giants wrestle with each other. F531.6.8.3.3
• Giants' festivities. F531.6.8.4
• Giants' social relations. F531.6.8.5
• Giants have king, queen. F531.6.8.5.1
• Giants have parliament. F531.6.8.5.2
• Giants have children. F531.6.8.6
• Giants meet successively larger giants. F531.6.8.7
• Giants as warriors (in army). F531.6.9