The Norwegian Sea

Located northwest of Norway, the sea joins with with the North Atlantic to the west and Barents to the north east, but that's not what this essay is solely about.

It was upon pondering the Norwegian sea that I got the inspiration to write about the Nine Undines. For those of you who aren't familiar with your Norse lore the Nine Undines are the nine daughters of Aegir, king of the sea, and Ran, mother of the ocean. They have been depicted as similar to mermaids with Jotun blood. In other words, they are not like Ariel.

According to The Pathwalker's Nine Worlds by Raven Kaldera, Sea giants have several forms. From looking like pale humans to whales, dolphins, and other animals you'd find in or near the ocean. It is also noted that sea giants are a lot more playful than the other Jotun, however I would take this with a grain of salt, considering that they still have the nature to berserk within them. 

The nine undines themselves are said to be bloodthirsty and are as follows, respectively: Blodughadda (Blood Haired) who is associated with Sharks, Bara (Big wave) who is associated with Whales, Unn who is associated with the moon and seagulls, Himinglava who is associated with the dolphin, Bylgja who is associated with the sea horse, Hevring (Sorrow) who is associated with the Jellyfish, Hronn who is associated with Eels, and Kolga who is associated with ice and polar bears. 

All of the nine undines seem to enjoy blood offerings, which of course should be put into salt water or straight into the ocean itself. Taking the blood is relatively easy, especially if you can get your hands on a finger pricking sugar checker (Nice wording eh?). 

Further References:
I. Northern Tradition for the Solitary Practitioner by Galina Krasskova and Raven Kaldera
II. The Jotunbok by Raven Kaldera
III. Pathwalker's Guide to the Nine Worlds by Raven Kaldera