![]() ![]() When they learned of Loki’s treachery, they threatened him with death unless he managed to bring Idun back. The Asgardian gods depended on Idun's apples to maintain their youth. Upon returning to Asgard, Loki lured Idun to the forest, where the shapeshifter (in the form of an eagle) whisked her away to Jotunheim. In exchange for his release, Loki promised to bring Thjazi the goddess Idun and her youth-granting apples. While exploring Jotunheim, Loki angered the jötunn Thjazi and soon found himself in the shapeshifter's talons. One such tale-that of Idun and her magical apples-appeared in Snorri Sturluson's Skáldskaparmál of the Prose Edda. Jotunheim served as an important setting in several Norse myths. ![]() Derived from the Old Norse words for ”home“ and “jötunn,” Jotunheim meant “home of the jötunn.” Mythology Idun and the Magic Apples
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