Stone Giants

[shadowsinfire]

In Norse mythology and that of the British isles, giants are associated with hills and mountaintops. Ancient, ruined structures and stone circles were sometimes attributed to giants' attempts at building. The giants are also fond of stone-throwing contests. Standing stones were sometimes said to be the remnants of these contests

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[shiegra]

That's awesome. And yeah, I really know what you mean about preferring Tolkien's - there are ways to make myths, tropes and beings sort of...undignified without being mocking about it or making them buffoonish, but often it seems they go for buffoonish for laffs sake and that's never been my thing.

[shadowsinfire]

Undignified is definitely the right word for it. It just seems so unnecessary.