Giant

The race that lives on Earth. They include the brothers Fafner and Fasolt. They are commmisioned by the ruler of the Gods Wotan to build Valhalla. However in exchange they want the Goddess Freia. Fasolt wants her for her beauty, Fafner as without her golden apples the Gods will lose their youth. Wotan agreed to the pact as he thought the Fire God Loge would find a way out of this. Loge mentions the Rhinegold the dwarf Alberich stole, and Fafner agrees to accept this instead, as the ring forged from the Rhinegold will give power over the world. Wotan and Loge are able to take the treasure of Alberich. The Giants accept the treasure but argue over its division, Fafner claiming he should have more as Fasolt wanted Freya more. Fasolt asks the Gods to judge and Loge tells him to take the ring. However this leads to Fafner killing his brother. Fafner then guards the treasure in a forest in the form of a dragon. Wotan is unable to take the ring due to his pact with the Giants and intends his son Siegmund to do so, but is forced to have Siegmund die for his adultery and incest with his sister Sieglinde. Fafner is finally killed by the child of the forbidden union, Siegfried.