E is for Ettin, a two-headed giant. He's a lazy one, and doesn't get moving much. I applied some watercolor "blooms" to his skin to look as if large patches of lichen had grown over time.
The Ettin is an etymological evolution of the Jøtunn, or Frost-Giants, of old Norse mythology. In Old English, Jøtunn became Eoten which in turn became Ettin.
This guy (or guys?) isn't specifically named in many monster tales. However, they are present in C.S. Lewis' Narnia. The majority of The Silver Chair takes place in a region north of Narnia called Ettinsmoore, which happens to be the cold, mountainous home of the giants.
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