Round 2: Tossup 19

In the Mabinogion (“mah-bih-NOG-yon”), one of these beings challenges Culhwch (“KILL-hookh”) to retrieve a comb and scissors from the boar Twrch Trwyth (“toork truh-ith”) in order to let him marry his daughter Olwen. In the Kalevala, Väinämöinen (“VYE-na-moy-nen”) obtains the last three words of a spell from the stomach of one of these beings, (10[1])Antero (-5[1])Vipunen. (-5[1])The severed head of one of these beings (-5[1])is buried facing France to protect Britain from invasion. Finn MacCool (10[1])creates a “causeway” (10[1]-5[2])named after these (10[1])beings. (10[1])In Norse myth, Ymir (10[1])(“EE-meer”) is the first of the “frost” variety (10[1])of these beings who live (10[2])in Jotunheim (10[1])(“YO-tun-hime”). For 10 points, name these large beings, one of which yells “fee, fi, fo, fum” in Jack (10[1])and the Beanstalk. ■END■ (10[1])

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