Giants are a non-human race considered to be a legend by the inhabitants of the Seven Kingdoms south of the Wall. However, giants do actually exist in the furthest north beyond the Wall, and have had some interactions with the human wildlings. This is in contrast with both the Children of the Forest and the White Walkers, which even the wildlings claim to not have seen in thousands of years.
A photo of the two giants with Tormund Giantsbane to get a sense of size.
Giants speak a particularly rudimentary form of the Old Tongue of the First Men, known as Mag Nuk or “The Great Tongue.” Contrary to the proper Old Tongue, Mag Nuk lacks any of the complex linguistic systems that any language has, as the giants simply lack the mental capacity of an ordinary human being. In fact, all polysyllabic words from the Old Tongue have been cut down to a single syllable in the Great Tongue, and the phonology has been simplified.
While approaching the camp of the Free Folk with Ygritte, Jon Snow sees a giant working. Ygritte tells Jon not to stare, as giants are very shy, but that their shyness can quickly turn into rage. She told him how she once saw a giant smash a man straight into the ground like a hammer to a nail. Thanks to Game of Thrones Wiki for the information.
Those are really great Dave.
Cheers,
Pete.
Thanks Pete. Given they have been painted in my quick style I am pleased with how they look as well.
Excellent work on the giants Dave, the added snow touches, really sell their setting
The flakes from the basing were by accident but look good so I didn’t remove them! Perfect design by accident!
Very nicely done, Dave! 🙂
Thanks John.
Fantastic mate
Thanks IRO. the figures are really easy to paint and I am pleased with the result
Wow! Cracking work, Guru.
Thanks Dave, but I think you flatter me.
Quality painting, well done. You would think that the giants might be a bit nervous hanging around with a chap sporting the surname ‘Giantsbane’ though 😉
Tormund does boast about his prowess!