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Gender Masculine
Usage Norse Mythology
Meaning & History
Old Norse for "cruel or dangerous striker" or "lightening". In Norse mythology, Fárbauti was the ruler of the Jötunn (Norse: ice giants) and their domain, Jötunheimr. He was the consort of Laufey or Nal and father of the Norse god of primordial chaos and destruction, Loki. He also possibly fathered Loki's brothers Helblindi and Býleistr.