In order to really get to know anyone it is important to become acquainted with the landscape they grew up in. Though her story is brief, Skadi is said to be a Giantess from Jotenheim (yo-tun-hame) meaning world of giants. In Norse Mythology there are nine worlds, with each world being home to different beings. These nine worlds are often depicted as being held on the end of branches and within the roots that offshoot from the World Tree "Yggdrasil."
