Surt's nose is cut and does not recover by the time of his second encounter with Magnus, where he is expelled back to Muspellheim. Suttung – A giant and Loki's assistant in the construction of the Naglfar. He hides a sip of Kvasir's Mead in a cavern in Fläm which also imprisons his daughter Gunlod. He is summoned back to the village when the mead is stolen by Magnus, who kills him. Thrym – The king of the Mountain Giants. He stole Mjolnir sometime before the events of the series and in The Hammer of Thor, makes a deal with Loki to trade it in exchange for Sam's hand in marriage and the Skofnung Blade as the mundr, or the bride-price. At the end, however, he has to face the fact that his sister, Thrynga, has been planning to usurp him as ruler of the Earth Giants, and the fact that Loki has never wanted to honor his deal and give Skofnung to him. He is killed by Vidar. Thrynga – Thrym's sister and his only surviving family member after Thor killed them all when he was humiliated into becoming his bride. She is manipulative and wants to take the throne of the ruler of the Earth Giants from her brother. She arranges for the wedding between Thrym and a daughter of Loki, intending to steal Mjolnir and Skofnung for herself. She is incapacitated by Magnus, then finished off by Thor. Tiny – A Mountain Giant who in The Hammer of Thor offers Magnus and company support in Utgard Loki's bowling championship in exchange for taking his bag to the Utgard Lanes. Utgard-Loki – A Mountain Giant and the King of Jotunheim. He is sometimes mistaken for the more famous Loki, which he hates. As an eagle, Utgard-Loki forces Magnus to retrieve an apple of Idun for him, which reverts him back to his youthful state. In the second book, he attempts to prevent Loki's escape by cryptically warning Magnus, though the latter falls into the trap, anyway. Troll - The Trolls are creatures in Norse folklore. Norse creatures Brunnmigi – A wolf-like creature who lives inside a well in Alfheim. A Brunnmigi was responsible for the death of Hearth's younger brother Andiron. It was then killed by the brothers' father Alderman who used its fur as a container for the blood tax Hearth needs to collect as repentance. Eikthrymir