Hróðr (Old Norse:[ˈhroːðz̠] "famed") is a femalejötunn inNorse mythology, mentioned in theEddic poemHymiskviða, in whichThor is referred to as "Hróðr's adversary."^[1] But the context is unclear, so the name could equally refer to an otherwise unknown giantess adversary of Thor, of which many are mentioned in other sources such asHárbarðsljóð.

Some readings ofHymiskviða have identified Hróðr as the name of the mother ofTýr, who appears in the poem, a giantess friendly to theÆsir and the wife of the jötunnHymir. If Hróðr is Tyr's mother, the poem suggests that Hymir is the father, but the laterProse Edda states thatOdin is his father. Since fosterage of hero figures by giantesses is a common trope in Norse folklore, Hymir could be a foster-father, an important relationship in Viking culture.

TheOld Norse namehróðr has been translated as 'glorious, famed'.^[2][3]

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