You're Wrong About Giants

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You've probably heard of Roald Dahl's famous BFG, but did you know there's actually a BUNCH of these across world mythology? Giants that aren't destructive, but benevolent? Builders, caretakers, life-givers, and more?
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[@thegnarledpirate9198]

Giants in my story are neither evil or gentle, they're neutral forces keeping the gates between layers of reality. Although some of them are more willing to let one cross between the worlds. Others will make your visit to them your last.

[@KayBbyXOXOXO]

Oop! Shiiiiit. That sounds insane and I love it!!

[@thegnarledpirate9198]

@@KayBbyXOXOXO wanna know more? The giants are actually wizards.

[@Pinkywinkykinky]

@@thegnarledpirate9198 what are you posting the story on?

[@TezTriden]

damn

[@thegnarledpirate9198]

​@@Pinkywinkykinky I'm actually thinking about making a book, but the giants don't really play a role on it right now, it's just lore for future books 😅

[@samwill7259]

My brother almost killed me one day by saying "He's called the BFG because if you saw him you'd say "That's a BIG FUCKIN GUY"

[@Pattmore]

😅😂😂😂😂 huh haa

[@monsterfiz]

As a person who used to be bullied because of my big size and autism, a story of a gentle giant is one of my favorites. Unlike most folklore and fairy tales about giant from my country, where they are always depicted as evil antagonist, a story about a gentle giant that helping humanity is very deep to me because they have a big heart bigger than their size.

[@MG-mh8xp]

I have a friend who's huge and autistic and he's the best guy I've ever met

[@user-dingus-dingus]

@@MG-mh8xp imagine if you just met him on KZbin rn

[@MG-mh8xp]

@@user-dingus-dingus that'd be wild. We played mtg in highschool and worked at the same job. If Monster Fiz reads this and recognizes it, then. Hi :)

[@deerecoyote2040]

I was bullied for my small size in school, and later found out I had Asperger's in middle school. Unfortunately, in what I now realize was an attempt to mask my autism, I was a massive dick to everyone at school. It caused some problems down the road, but I now suppose I'm more like Bilbo Baggins these days. I'm pretty reclusive, and prefer to stick to my small friend group and work from home in the country away from all the other people who dislike me, perfectly content to maintain my house and gardens away from the noise of the world, in an environment that suits me better. Nothing sentimental, just wanted to share my story. Take care person who's read this, and thanks for listening :)

[@MG-mh8xp]

@@deerecoyote2040 tho u r smol, u give me rural lonely giant vibes

[@dustydudle880]

As someone interested in giants coexisting with society, this is exactly what I needed.

[@deontaeavila3514]

I've been looking for stories where a giant or giantess protagonist is literally worshipped as a deity for his or her heroic deeds, I could barely find anything.

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

@@deontaeavila3514 Why not write one :)

[@victort2]

OH MY GOD! IS THAT ANIMATED INTRO NEW?! IT’S BEAUTIFUL! GOOD JOB TO THE ANIMATORS!

[@GreenGearStudio]

I love giants. When I was a kid, my mom often put up the animated BFG movie to us on VHS. So when I started my world, I wanted to add giants in some way. They were an ancient race, made before even the elves arrived. Every forest has been planted by them. When the smaller races appeared, they protected them. They kept a strong and kind peace and ruled in only the loosest meaning of the world. But giants aren't remembered as the kind hearted lads and lasses they were. They are remembered as the men-eating kind. A group of a relatively small but ambitious race sought of a way they could seize power for themselves. The humans fought, and now the giants are extinct. I love the idea of something stronger and bigger than us helping and guiding. Not in a deity way, but in a pure empathetic way. What structures would they leave behind? And what if that protection is lost? Giants are one of those fantasy races that have been depicted on so many spectrums that you can do nearly anything with them and they still feel undeniably as giants.

[@Quilly-Sammy]

I've always seen giants as just really big humans just like us. The BFG just kinda had me fixed on that opinion. I'm getting tired of all the Goliaths and Ogres. I just wanna see more BFGs that are just being them, is it too much to ask?

[@jurtheorc8117]

What if the take on ogres would be a more unique and interesting one, not limited to brutish man-eaters? Or perhaps Cyclopses, for that matters. In Greek Mythology, for example, the three Cyclopses Arges, Brontes and Steropes were the original three blacksmiths that forged the weapons for the gods during the Titanomachy.

[@Quilly-Sammy]

@@jurtheorc8117 Ooh, I love your brain!!!!

[@jurtheorc8117]

@@Quilly-Sammy Well you can't have it, it's mine. in terms of interesting portrayals of ogres: i once read that the giant in the story of Puss in Boots, the shape-shifting on, was technically an ogre. And according to some stories, the dude was pretty rich as well, having servants and all that. I guess that comes with owning a castle. So from that, i reckon a base could be laid for a take on ogres that are more magically inclined. WHICH does remind me of an old, 1600s-ish story by name of Gargantua and Pantagruel. The titular main characters are both giants and of noble descent. Or at least, they have power, wealth and rulership.

[@averageyoutubehandle497]

@@jurtheorc8117I’ll get it one day! You can’t stop me!

[@codymuller5744]

Your vocabulary is immaculate bro. You're one of the most articulate people on KZbin and the subjects you talk about are so interesting to me. Underrated channel.

[@WHERE_IS_EURYDICE]

Ever heard of Pastra my friend?

[@Locaneo]

Giants are one of the most beloved concepts in my life as a storyteller. My father was a really big man and he died when I was little. I miss when he held me and t gave me a love for giants I carry often in my stories and art. They stand as beloved monoliths that can't interact with the world regularly, but still want to be a part of it without destroying it despite their might.

[@doodleplayer4014]

A giant dying and creating the world reminds me of The Boiling Isles in The Owl House. The titan's corpse serves as the isles the witches live on and allows life to grow on it's ancient corpse.

[@ajzorger93]

I love the Iron Giant. Since I was a child, that movie has been one of my favorites

[@ajzorger93]

Or maybe the Martian robot from Courage the Cowardly Dog. All he wanted to do is be accepted by his people and create little whittled deer.

[@mrszmatan2727]

It's probably my favorite depiction of the 'Gently Giant' trope. This movie could be quite simple, but I loved it as a kid

[@sandradermark8463]

The myth of Ymir's corpse being the source material for Midgard (muscle tissue to soil, blood to water, bone to rock, hair to plant life, etc.) and its parallels with the same happening to Pan Gu/Pan Ku and even the serpent Tiamat in the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish, is an archetype called the "world-parent" myth.

[@hopelessdoodles4444]

New knowledge acquired!

[@jessicajayes8326]

"A giant's just like us. Only bigger. Much, much bigger. So big." - the Witch in Into The Woods

[@luckyday5721]

I've begun making stories and when I make a giant character I try to look at how they look at things around them from their perspective. I had one story with a giant who was deathly afraid of humans because there is one of them and many humans while in another story I had multiple giants the size of mountains and a giantess who count become invisible and loved watching humans develop over countless years while keeping huge monsters away to avoid having it all destroyed just out of curiosity and was believed to be a deity.

[@SaintLucifermorningstare]

I love Both of those ideas.

[@SandyTaylor-tv6fc]

Imagine a story about a giant who isolates themselves because they are so terrified of what their strength and magnitude could do to humanity

[@zayy4440]

Your telling me bfg doesn't stand for big fucking gun??

[@shooey-mcmoss]

He can make one to ward off hell and ruin. Giant is standin for NEUTRAL powers we cant fathom yet

[@aceundead4750]

Prometheus, a Titan, was said to be one of the giants and was extremely kind to humanity, unlike the Greek Gods whom he served. He even gave us fire to help us out in our worship of the Gods who got angry at Prometheus for giving us fire. Buncha jerks.

[@samuelantoniocastillomeza5034]

I love gentle giants or any other typical beast that's friendly and kind.

[@larrylostitall]

Your sponsor today is exactly what I needed. Thank you. 😅 Alright. Back to listening. I've always loved your videos. Thank you today! 😌

[@ronaldcounterman5812]

One of my favorite portrayals of giants as benevolent builders is the Giants of Seareach in the Thomas Covenant Chronicles by Stephen R. Donaldson. Also, he gave them all brilliant and distinct personalities.

[@BaseDeltaZero1972]

"Stone and Sea!" Donaldson gave us the greatest portrayal of these creatures in all literature. No other author comes close IMO. I used to read the original 6 Thomas Covenant books every year or so. One of the best fantasies ever created. 👍

[@thegametroll6264]

I love the giant story archetype. They can either be great warriors or terrible tyrants given the story they find themselves in.

[@Andreasuprema]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who wants giants who aren’t just killing machines

[@Broomer52]

Theirs a few creatures commonly depicted as bad that also have many good representations of them. Namely Dragons and Werewolves. Dragons back in the day weren’t simply Giant fire breathing lizards, many were but not all. The Tarasque of French Lore was a Dragon but was a giant monster that was a cross between a turtle, Lion and snake. A Patron Saint tamed the invincible monster and brought it to the city it was terrorizing but the citizens still fearing the monster killed it in a surprise attack. Quetzalcoatl was a god of creation and despite not knowing much about it we can tell it was deeply loved and respected. Werewolves had a rocky back and forth. The were a Celtic belief and weren’t viewed with fear in the beginning. They were protectors of humanity who killed witches, demons, saved souls. Humanities defenders but when foreign powers took control their was a lot of conflict because they didn’t respect wolves nearly as much and saw them as evil monsters. Besides that Christianity wrestled with the very concept because they thought it was absurd that people could just turn into wolves, but through god everything is possible, but why would god turn people into wolves? The Celts say they protect humanity so maybe that’s why God would? But wolves are evil, maybe it’s actually a punishment. Eventually the church agreed Werewolves are possible but only as holy protectors. It’s a concept I’ve never seen explored but the concept of Werewolves not being cursed people but people blessed with power they use to save humanity from cosmic and supernatural evils.

[@sophiaisabelle01]

We appreciate your effort and hard work. God bless you.

[@edvingjervaldsaeter3659]

9:27 I know, I know, it is old norse, and it can be hard to know how words are supposed to be prunounced, but as a swede, hearing that prunonciation just threw me on the floor laughing

[@june-cz1cw]

Pangu seems to be more a metaphore on how artists seem to not be treated like crap only when dead😢

[@pale_blue_ruby]

The BFG was the first novel/storybook i ever read. It was just lying in my aunt's house and after a long time i finally picked it up. It was a magical experience and i later donated my own copy to the school library.

[@kennethrogers4032]

"Anybody want a peanut?" -Fezzik

[@FieryChainsaw-wx8eq]

Makes me remember about the world's tallest man...that human sure had to deal with a lot of problems, though...

[@Taveren]

Oh god that animation yoooooo

[@guilhermerafaelzimermann4196]

I was not expecting a fully animated short intro to this video

[@Master_E444]

Been working with Giants or rather Jotunn in my own work. my Jotunn are basically superior giants, more mystical and tied to the primal elements. There are not simply Fire and Frost Jotunn but Mountain Jotunn, Sea Jotunn, and even Sky Jotunn. Obviously inspired by Norse Myth, they descend from Ymir who they all refer to as Father due to him being their creator with some even personally viewing him as a fatherly figure. Ymir was also the caretaker for the World Tree, ensuring it was kept safe and grew well. That is until Odin came in and slew him, earning him the Jotunn's Ire and the title of Father Killer from them. The story itself takes place in a world Post-Ragnarok where it went worse than expected and killed more of the gods and left the remaining Jotunn in Diaspora. Now they've taken to living amongst other people, amongst others as parts of certain communities. We see their positive side through the eyes of one of the Jotunn who made it through Ragnarok and the reign of the Norse Gods.

[@xyro3633]

I gotta read this story

[@Master_E444]

@@xyro3633 Thanks, hope you read it once it eventually comes out

[@ezrafaulk3076]

I've actually *long* had the idea in my head of a Norse mythology story with protagonist being a female *Jötun* because I've *long* been sick of American pop culture, among *other* ways of butchering Norse culture and mythology, taking the free will the Jötnar have in Norse mythology, and all the nuance they have that comes *with* it, and *sweeping* it away to portray them as generic evil monsters! I wanted to write a story that shows the *true* nature of the Jötnar; *every bit* as free willed and nuanced as we *humans* are. Also, fun fact that may come in handy when writing *your* novel, when you read the myths of the *female* Jötnar and their interactions with the gods VS the stories of the *male* Jötnar and their interactions with the gods, it suggests that the Jötnar are biologically *matriarchal* ; as in, the *women* are the bigger and stronger sex (that doesn't mean men can't rise to positions of power among them, as evidenced by Útgard Lóki being the king of Útgard).

[@Master_E444]

@@ezrafaulk3076 Very interesting. Haven't heard too much specifically on female vs male jotunn in my findings on the mythology. I would enjoy hearing more

[@ezrafaulk3076]

@@Master_E444 well, in the stories of their encounters with *male* Jötnar, like the story of the building of Ásgarðrs wall, the story of Thjasi's theft of Idúnns apples, and the story of Þórs retrieval of Mjólnir, the story of his duel with Hrungnir, the story of his visit to Útgardr, and the story of the time a Jötun and his daughters tried to *kill* Þór, in *every single one* , the gods ultimately didn't *hesitate* to at least *try* to kill the male Jötnar. *But* , in the story of the Mead of Poetry, after stealing it from the dwarves that brewed it by fermenting honey in Kvasirs *blood* , the Jötun Súttung had the Mead of Poetry *guarded* , a job that requires a great deal of *physical* strength (size and physical strength *matter* in a fight); and *who* did he set to guard it? His *daughter, Gúnloð* . And instead of trying to *fight* her for it, Oðin *seduced* her to get it. In the story of Skaðis marriage, Skaði, realizing the reason her father hadn't returned after leaving in pursuit of Lóki was because the gods must've *killed* him, set out on her way to Ásgarðr to *avenge* him; and when Heimdall spotted her approaching the gate via the Bífrost, he alerted the other gods, and when they met her at the gate, even though they outnumbered her more than 10 to 1 ( *literally* ), instead of trying to *fight* her, they offered to pay for her fathers death with a hefty weregild; and when she instead said that the only thing *short* of bloodshed that'd appease her would be if she could take one of their men of *her* choosing for her husband, and could make her *laugh* , they *conceded* to that (granted, they added the condition that she pick her husband from among them by only looking at their *feet* , which's how she ended up picking *Njörðr* instead of Balðr, but they still conceded); this implies that the *female* Jötun Skaði, was so damn *strong* , that even though they *vastly* outnumbered her, the gods actually *feared* a clash with her believing it to be *suicide* . And *finally* , there's the story of Balðrs funeral; when the gods were so wracked with grief that *none* of them, not even *Þór* , could muster the *physical* strength to push Balðrs pyre ship into the water, they summoned a *female* Jötun to do so for them! So there you have it; whaddya think?

[@allenw794]

It's a more modern story, but The Owl House series. The demon realm that the show takes place in: the boiling isles themselves are the corpses of the Titans. Literally. Get high enough up and you can see the corpse laying out before you, grinning skull and all. You can watch the show yourself to see how friendly they were. (Do it's a good show)

[@EgoEroTergum]

That animated intro was perfectly in-line with the feel of the channel. 🤖📚

[@inserthere2118]

Love your videos I have been watching you too help build my mythos

[@MrBlack0950]

in my current story project, the giants arent necessarily the form we would recognize, but they fill the role of majestic, wise, and powerful giants. Since the book is from the perspective of birds, the giants are the great eagles, so part of why they fill that role is because of personal associations with eagles. they arent mythological, but they choose not to live with the smaller birds because they prefer the freedom of the skies and mountains over the confines of forests and constructed settlements. They are revered as a very wise species, but mostly they are simple in desire, and dont talk much, giving others the impression that they know what they truly want and that the few things they say must be truly worth listening to.

[@SuperEasywalker]

It is interesting that the Titans from ATTACK ON TITAN including the lore and giants themselves correspond with the legend of giants that was mention in video. In the first half of story the Titans were depicted as giant maneater monster that lead humanity of Paradis on the brink of extinction, but (SPOILERS) as the story continue it is reveals that the Titans are actually people, given how they look human-like except for their exaggerated facial feature and strange movement, made into monster by human of Marley because Ymir Fritz, the first Titan and descendent of Eldian race. Ymir Fritz, who was rumored that she had gotten the power from the earth itself, have done disastrous act upon the world for the prosperity of Eldian Kingdom and past down the ability of shifting to her descendent, but the end result cause the persecution of the Eldian viewing them as monster. Also another power of the Eldian, other than Titan shifting, is a hardening ability which was used to created the very walls of Paradis. The Nine Titan Shifter, who retain their sentience after shifting, have greater control over this ability especially the War Hammer Titan.

[@mathieuleader8601]

Jaguar D. Saul from One Piece and the giants of Elbaf are going to be some of my favourite friendly giants

[@firestorm1088]

This makes me think of that giant in the trailer of Hellblade 2 we got (can’t wait for that to finally come out) he was portrayed as a sympathetic creature, clearly in pain yet Senua still felt that she needed to kill it to “break the god’s siege of her mind.” The fact that the giant and the gods are all part of her dealing with her psychosis would probably be enough to fill a video of it’s own.

[@shwiiiiies4704]

I was creating a world for my dnd. Where 4 yeti kids go on an adventure to cure their sister. They go to the mountain where a giant roam and the giant spoke to them only to be blasted by howling wind. The giant was gentle and friendly only for me to make it an obstacle for the yeti kids, kek

[@Braven64]

Bro. I love gentle giants. In my top 10 favorite character tropes.

[@brightsky58]

I actually read this book and I loved it!

[@FormerlyMantisDragon1995]

Every time I think of this book, I end up thinking about that moment with the BFG having to tell the little girl how loud is too loud for him when she wants to talk to him while on his shoulder(?) until she got the right volume down

[@hugojmaia]

I've always thought of this archetype as the "Gentle giant"

[@ReemaXC]

I love seeing your videos pop up when i need creativity and inspiration ✨👍

[@ventrirose3738]

How the hell- I was literally looking at job listings when your ad read began. Safe to say I just signed up

[@EmmanuelBrito]

.. a fear of being eaten today only makes you “narcissistic” ☹️

[@zamira9642]

Explain

[@threethousandbees7260]

I dunno man, giants ARE in the monster manual.

[@monserratdiaz5925]

I know this is going in a tangent, but "big friendly giant" is an usual association that people make about my friend M. I sometimes I wonder if living associated with this idea would be a heavy burden. Having to meet the expectation of always being kind, of always being there to support those who are apparently more fragile. Being always the reliable one, the responsable one. I sometimes wonder if he had fell the need to repress sadness in order to fulfill this role that has been assigned?

[@GuilmonLover2010]

The moment you mentioned giants as building materials, my first thought was Ymir.

[@rodrigosoto5035]

The BFG was the first book I ever read, not quite my type of literature nowadays (I’m more into horror), but I will forever more have nostalgic feelings for it, haven’t seen the movie though

[@hansl_kun]

that book was my childhood!! its so nostalgic to remember reading one of his works.

[@nerd9347.]

Huge fan of Roald Dahl growing up. Miss that guy…, man, I gotta read that one again.

[@nyperold7530]

The first giant that came to my mind was Rumblebuffin, from The Chronicles of Narnia, though apparently, most Southern, also called Narnian, Giants are kind, though not known to be clever. This contrasts with the Ettins, who were extremely unintelligent and violent, and the ones of Harfang, who seemed all nice and gentle... except that they eat sapients, including humans, and only don't eat Marshwiggles like Puddle-glum due to flavor and texture, much like we humans avoid eating some animals for those reasons.

[@MG-mh8xp]

I love these names

[@pugofwarbr]

in the stories of HP Lovecraft was the first time i heard the expression "ciclopean city" due to how crude they are.

[@darreljones8645]

Roald Dahl is said to have based the BFG on himself, making it a kind of fictionalized autobiography. I'm also surprised you didn't mention the great American gentle giant of folklore, the lumberjack Paul Bunyan.

[@tomjohnson4462]

how do you do your vocals? I love the way you sound at least through my headphones you are crisp, and sound like you are coming from every direction like the audio is giving my ears a hug.

[@sailorknightwing]

This was a particularly lovely episode

[@sarahmeacheam7517]

I love the animation into and ending!

[@hollyholtan-archer7161]

Man the new intro is amazing 🤩

[@deannal.newton9772]

When I think of a friendly giant, I thought of the movie The Iron Giant. The Iron Giant came on Earth and it looked like a giant robot the size of a skyscraper but I never knew if it was created by someone else or is it's own being like the Transformer Robots. The only diffrence is that The Iron Giant isn't a giant, fighting robot but rather a giant robot that has the same curiousity that a child would have as well as how it doesn't realize its own strength. Also in the United States, there is an American folktale about a giant names Paul Bunyan and his Blue Ox named Babe who were thought to be responsible for the landscape of the United States as a whole. No one in the U.S. thought that Paul Bunyan was a cannibal, he was just a giant that happened to be a lumberjack at the time.

[@sandradermark8463]

I am Spanish and I have Basque descent. Fascinating to hear about a pre-Christian mythic race and the possible origins of the Olentzero, who comes to our place for Xmas Eve instead of Santa!

[@GabyGibson]

Wow! A new intro!

[@grandsome1]

"There better be friendly giants otherwise how am I supposed to stop the moon from crashing on this place in 3 days!" -Link probably

[@aperson2140]

Giants are not evil, no, it’s the short ones you should fear, like the chihuahuas…

[@MG-mh8xp]

I don't have any giants, mostly because I don't know how to justify their existence without making them extremely slow/docile, or making them one of the bigger threats. BUT what I DO have are absolutely giant gods. gods in my world are physical, they exist as real beings and hold immense power. they're just gods, and they're inherently slow due to how the world works. for the most part, they don't care about doing things themselves, and mostly like being pampered, and participating in festivities where they're the center of attention every once in a while. the gods are as follows: a huge bird who is the main overseer of the overworld, a huge wolf who is the main overseer of the underworld, and a deity named Hilu that actually mirrors the titan in norse myth, where they actually died, and created the spirit world out of their body, and it's one of the biggest plot points in the history of the world. outside of that is several more minor gods that actually made themselves, and were once mortal. they're all giant, but similarly slow, and learned that it is REALLY nice just being pampered all day. the danger and main historical events are when one of the gods decide that they would rather not be pampered, and starts making changes, good or bad.

[@Sweet_Z_Official]

@Tale Foundry This is my favorite children's book alongside Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Thank you for bringing back my childhood! Also, I'm writing a book titled "The Paperboy," a story set in a fictional town inhabited by humanized animals created by the U.S. government, using plans documented from World War II. I do hope you get to review it when it's done.

[@MillieGriffin]

1:52 Oh Dang! Animation!

[@ouroboros_1355]

in my dnd worlds giants are just... big people xD my players actually met and stayed on the home of a giant, and enjoyed it's giant tv xDDD (although it was average size for the giant xD, (they also bought a giant rooster off of it xD)

[@MG-mh8xp]

did the giant rooster lay giant golden eggs?

[@danielramirez-ix7by]

yes

[@javgamer722]

I can't be the only person who hears BFG and thinks of something else. Something maybe more shooty and green.

[@creativerealms]

Guilty.

[@TheSaneHatter]

It's not exactly tied with creation or creativity, but as i watched this video, it almsot immediately occurred to me just ingrained the "gentle giant" trope is: they've actually had the gall to use it to sell frozen vegetables since before I was born.

[@slimeinabox]

Ah yes, the BFG Edit: doom reference.

[@darthchalupa2485]

I have learned so many new words I can't wait to drop in my campaign

[@user-te5nh3li3f]

BFG sounds like another acronim tho

[@pyeitme508]

Wow 😮

[@TGPDrunknHick]

something I find fascinating is that Jotnar and Gigantes are pretty typically the giants of Norse and Greek myth respectively. at least culturally that's how people understand them. except... they weren't necessarily any bigger than humans or gods at least. the same is true for Titans. we use them as interchangable terms for giant when historically that wasn't the case.

[@Wizard_Pepsi]

Damn, that new intro looks amazing

[@zainmudassir2964]

Blue whale is a gentle giant

[@goodfellow3432]

Mick and jud !

[@Locaneo]

And let's not forget the giver of our knowledge was Prometheus, a giant titan.

[@Solarpunk_SciFi]

My brain for most of this video ever since they mentioned the body of a giant becoming the world: "...owlhouseowlhouseowlhouseowlhouse..."

[@RoninCatholic]

I used to see myself as a helpless mouse in a world of men, incapable of achieving great things and barely able to sustain myself. Now I see myself more as a heroic kaiju. Huge, but not a "gentle giant" - rather, a violent, ruthless giant that exists to keep evil giants in check.

[@orom6581]

This intro new? It's amazing

[@cosmobane6995]

I would HATE to know how Maidmasher got his name

[@KeeganParker-os3bm]

I really wished he talked about Gaias giants cause that’s where Giants originated from if you look deep into it like really deep and I mean really deep. Enceladus is the most famous example also, a lot of people say that giant originate from Norse culture but they didn’t. Yes, the jotnar were giant, but they were not giants

[@orleanswarrior1834]

Yessssds i Love giants they're so underutilized

[@amezification]

I love the idea of 'giants' in mythology and the use of that kind of language... because it's easy to imagine the more metaphorical use of those words becoming literal as time passes and things are forgotten. Because English uses that metaphorical language all the time, great men, both the good and bad, are said to be 'larger then life', are 'Titans of industry', or we attribute our own success to 'standing on the shoulders of giants'. We worry that our lives don't 'measure up' or 'fall short'. It certain wouldn't explain every giant legend but i can't help but wonder if that's a linguistic pattern that describes how some myths came about

[@frankenduck9955]

Look, I love the BFG, I've both loved the book and the original animated movie. But I always wondered if this was the Equivalent of a Vegan catching a bunch of beef eating farmers because they were friends with a Cow? Like the other Giants don't actually hate humans they just see them as food. idk Great video though.

[@AccoSpoot]

Recommend reading Cloven Country. It's a history of places in the UK saaid to have been constructed by the Devil, but expressly it makes connection between the devil in these myths and the giants of the old myth.

[@calladricosplays]

I've always wondered how many giants were inspired by ice age megafauna. The skulls of mammoths may have inspired the cyclops, and the burrows of giant ground sloths still exist. Stranger still, how many of their feats may have been misattributed? Some of the smallest creatures on this planet can create the biggest structures

[@tommyfox854]

I have a few Giants in my life too, mainly from the stories I have in my head (please don't ask me about those stories, I got more in my head than I can remember, and what little of them I have shared to my friends it's all been compared too J.R.R. Tolkien through many things including the details in them, anyways) and they range from powerful god like beings who're in the wrong universe and is trying to find their way back home, to servants of gods who basically act like their avatars to the people who inhabit the world the Giants created, and finally to weapons of war created by my take on Zahhak from The Shahnameh but have to big of a heart to harm anyone and anything, but are sadly forced to be weapons of war regardless. So, to whoever reads this comment, I hope you have a nice day. =)

[@thierrydecker8110]

7:54 *Giganta Claus!*

[@NobodieZ26]

I just watched Jim Henson's Jack and The Beanstalk The real Story a few days ago.

[@mr_indie_fan]

Three words: the iron giant.

[@pixelcat29]

My favorite movie

[@samuelmbugua7804]

The story is also a movie

[@RahulSharma-wq4qy]

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[@Revan2178.]

Divergent YT channel.

[@danielramirez-ix7by]

o ye i saw the movie

[@krzysztof2199]

Finally. Somebody said it.

[@ErikHolten]

I made my own translation of the stanzas from Grimnismál with a little more alliterative metrics. From Ymi's flesh the soil was shaped; of his sap the seas, bluffs from bones, trees from hair, and of his head, the heavens. And from his brows mild, mighty gods made Middle-Earth for mankind; and from his brains were all the churning dark clouds all but shaped.