Editing Jötunn (section)

===Association with wild animals===
One of the {{lang|non|tröllkonur}} who dwell in the wood [[Járnviðr]] is a mother of ''jötnar'' in the forms of wolves and from whom are descended all wolves.{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=179}} This {{lang|non|tröllkona}} has been suggested to be [[Angrboða]], the {{lang|non|gýgr}} who begat with [[Loki]] the monstrous wolf [[Fenrir]] and [[Germanic dragon|venomous worm]] [[Jörmungandr]] who become enemies of the gods.{{Sfn|Lindow|2002|p=204}} Also in ''Járnviðr'' dwells the ''jötunn ''[[Eggþér]] who has been interpreted as either a guardian of the ''gýgjar'' who live there or a herdsman of the wolves.{{sfn|Simek|2008|pp=69–70}}{{sfn|Salus|Taylor|1969}} Wolves are also taken as mounts by {{lang|non|gýgjar}} such as [[Hyndla]] and [[Hyrrokkin]], the latter of which using snakes as reins.{{sfn|McKinnell|2005|loc=Chapter 8|pp=109–125}} This is further attested in [[skaldic poetry]] in which "wolf" is described by the [[kennings]] "[[Leikn|Leikn's]] horse", "[[Gjálp|Gjálp's]] horse", "[[Gríðr|Gríðr's]] horse", while a group of wolves is referred to as "Gríðr's grey herd of horses".{{sfn|McKinnell|2005|loc=Chapter 8|pp=109–125}}{{sfn|McKinnell|2005|loc=Chapter 10|pp=147–171}} Wolf-riding {{lang|non|gýgjar}} are referred to as {{lang|non|myrkriður}} ("riders in the night") or {{Lang|non|kveldriður}} ("dusk riders").{{sfn|McKinnell|2005|loc=Chapter 10|pp=147–171}}{{sfn|Bellows|2018}}

[[Hræsvelgr]] is told in [[Vafþrúðnismál|Vafþrúðnismál (37)]] and [[Gylfaginning|Gylfaginning (18)]] to be a {{lang|non|jötunn}} in an [[arnarhamr]] (eagle-guise) who creates the wind by beating his wings.{{sfn|Simek|2008|p=158}} Other {{lang|non|jötnar}}, such as [[Þjazi]] and [[Suttungr]] are able to become eagles by wearing their {{lang|non|arnarhamir}},<ref name="Heimskringla, Skáldskaparmál">{{cite web |title=Skáldskaparmál – heimskringla.no |url=http://heimskringla.no/wiki/Sk%C3%A1ldskaparm%C3%A1l |website=heimskringla.no}}</ref>{{sfn|Sturluson|2018|loc=Skáldskaparmál}}{{sfn|Simek|2008|pp=304,314–315}} or resemble them like Griðr in [[Illuga saga Gríðarfóstra]] who has hands like eagle talons.{{sfn|Lavender|2015}}