Jotunheimen

Norwegian Bokmål Jotunheimen no thumb|Lake Gjende seen from Besseggen in Jotunheimen. Etymology Coined as nb Jøtunheimen by Aasmund Olavsson Vinje in 1862, from nb jotun heim giant, jötunn home, with the second element in the definite singular nb heimen the home, literally “the home of the giants”. The name alludes to the wild mountain landscape and to the nb jotne jotnene the giants of Norse mythology. Compare nn Jotunheimen mountain massif in Norway. Pronunciation nb /ˈjuː.tʉnˌhæɪ̯.mən/ nb uːtʉnhæɪ̯mən 4 nb Jo tun hei men Proper noun nb proper noun nb mountain massif county:also/Innlandet county:also/Vestland c:also/Norway, in central Sør-Norge, between Ottadalen, Gudbrandsdalen, Valdres and Sogn; the highest mountain area in Northern Europe. Usage notes nb Jotunheimen covers about 3500 square kilometres and includes the 26 highest mountain peaks in Norway. Jotunheimen National Park Jotunheimen nasjonalpark covers the central parts of nb Jotunheimen and was established in 1980. Derived terms nb Aust-Jotunheimen eastern Jotunheimen nb Vest-Jotunheimen western Jotunheimen See also nb Besseggen mountain ridge in Jotunheimen nb Galdhøpiggen mountain in Jotunheimen nb Gjende lake in Jotunheimen nb Glittertinden mountain in Jotunheimen nb Hurrungane mountain area in Jotunheimen nb Utladalen valley adjoining Jotunheimen References “Jotunheimen” in Store norske leksikon. “Nasjonalparkstyret for Jotunheimen og Utladalen”, Nasjonalparkstyret. “Jotunheimen nasjonalpark” in Store norske leksikon.