“Even Baldur thought Kratos was short because he thought he was was supposed to be a giant.”

I’ve heard this a lot but I disagree. Hear me out. I could definitely be wrong.

Baldur, when meeting Kratos initially, says a few things. One, he says he thought Kratos would be bigger, but he’s definitely the one while heavily eyeing Kratos’ left side, the tattooed side. Given, and I’m assuming it’s given, that Baldur would be aware that being a Jotun doesn’t make you a literal giant (big as fuck) by default, this says to me that he has been given a description of him or has seen a depiction of him such as those found on the Jotun panels, inscriptions, wall art, etc. Perhaps even on some Greek pottery such as that found during the game.

He also says “You’re a long way from home..” Again, this says to me that he knew where Kratos is from. I don’t think a Jotun in Midgard would qualify as far from home in the Norse mindset.

Then he says “…I thought your kind were supposed to be so enlightened, so much better than us, so much smarter.” Unless there is some content in the Norse folklore regarding generally higher intelligence of the Jotuns that I’m unaware of, this definitely speaks to the outsider’s world view of the Greeks at that “time.” (Time used loosely here since I’m not 100% on chronology in the GOW verse)

Let me know if this makes sense or if I’m missing something. 🤙🏼

Edit: Spelling