Where did the Ice Giants Come From

The ice giants are known to be the main opponents of the Aesir and Vanir in Norse mythology. But where do they come from, were they a mistake created by Odin and his two brothers? The answer is no, they actually predated the first Aesir. Indeed, they arose around the same time as Buri, Odin's grandfather. Buri was born from the divine cow Audhumla leaking the ice trapping him. Don’t ask more about this story, we don’t know!

Although, at the time, she also released Ymir, the father of the ice giants. This task must have taken a very long time to complete as Ymir isn’t exactly small since he was big enough that his corp was used by Odin, Vili and Ve to build both Midgard and Jotunheim. Any way once free, Ymir was thinking that the ice desert of Niflheim was too hot for him as he started sweating. Strangely enough, each droplet produced by him created the ice giants. Unfortunately, Ymir was a colossal jerk and his spawns kind of inherited this trait of character although to a lesser extent. Still enough for most of the inhabitants of the Cosmos to hate them.