Norsery Rhymes from A to Z Dumbr, The Stupid One
Well here we are on another ThorsDay with another 20 min sketch of a Norse (and Germanic, sometimes Celtic) mythological characters.  This week itâs Dumbr (Dumbur / Dumbir) of the Jotnar (Jotun / Jotunn / Jetten / Eoten / Giant) again. A half Risi Giant, and half Troll mentioned in the NafnaĂžulur of the Prose Edda
His name means in Old Norse, âdumbâ, or âstupidâ. And to âstupefyâ, âobscureâ in the Proto Gemanic source word âDumbazâ ,
He is married to Giant King Snearâs Daughter Mjol / Mjoll who though human seeming was part also a personification of snow (Fresh Powdery Snow) like her father and siblings. Making Dumbr the brother in law to Mjolâs sister Drifa who I covered earlier this month here. Dumbr and Mjoll have a son together named BĂĄrðr / Bardr who is raised by the fosterer of heroes Dofri the Mountain Dweller, after he is kicked out of his village on finding out his father was Giant and Troll. He would go on to live a wandering Odin existence.
To read more about Dofri and Bardr you can read it here, and if youâd like to see more versions of Dofri you can see version 2 here, and version 3 here.
Not a lot else is known about Dumbr.




















