Sir John Etton (died 1433), of

Gilling Gillingr (Old Norse: ; also Gilling) is a jötunn in Norse mythology, and the father of Suttungr. Gillingr and, later, his wife are murdered by the dwarfs Fjalar and Galar. In revenge, his son Suttungr tortures the dwarfs into giving him the mea ...

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, was an English

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(MP). He was a Member of the

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for

in 1411, November 1414, 1415 and December 1421. He was

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22 November 1406 – 23 November 1407, 3 November 1412 – 6 November 1413.

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