Ettin is an English word descended from , referring to a type of being in Germanic folklore. The term may further refer to:
Folklore
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Bogle
A bogle, boggle, or bogill is a Northumbrian,''Rambles in Northumberland, and on the Scottish border ...'' by William Andrew Chatto, Chapman and Hall, 1835 Cumbrian and Scots term for a ghost or folkloric being,''The local historian's tabl ...
(also called Ettin), a malevolent creature in Northumbrian folklore
Gaming
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Ettin (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a two-headed giant
* Ettins, a species in the ''
Creatures'' series of computer games
Media
* Ettins, a name given to the
Goa'uld
The mythology of the ''Stargate'' franchise is a complex and eclectic fictional backstory, which is presented as being historical, of the ''Stargate'' premise. A "rich mythology and world-building" are used to establish "a vast cosmology and an ...
by the
Asgard
In Nordic mythology, Asgard (Old Norse: ''Ásgarðr''; "Garden of the Æsir") is a location associated with the gods. It appears in several Old Norse sagas and mythological texts, including the Eddas, however it has also been suggested to be refe ...
in the TV series
Stargate SG-1
''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wrig ...
* Ettin, a two-headed giant humanoid character in the ''
Three Thieves'' graphic novel series
See also
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Hind Etin
"Hind Etin" ( Roudbr>33 Child 41) is a folk ballad existing in several variants.
Synopsis
Lady Margaret goes to the woods, and her breaking a branch is questioned by Hind Etin, who takes her with him into the forest. She bears him seven sons, bu ...
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The Red Ettin''
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