Board Thread:Wiki/@comment-5774380-20191209053847/@comment-24404665-20191209190047

Isayama took a name from Norse mythology. Big whoop. Tons and tons and tons and tons and and tons of games, anime, manga, and other media do it without making any other connection to the actual myths. Fire Emblem, World of Warcraft---honestly fantasy in general.

There's a big tree and inside there's some magic spine that turns you into a giant. If Ymir's name was "Alice," would you make the connection to Yggdrasil and Nidhogg? Because I don't see it at all.

Also, remember that big trees are a thing in the world of Attack on Titan. There are entire forests of them, several forests scattered all over Paradis. So it's not like there's only 1 big tree.