Suttungr searched for his parents and threatened the dwarven brothers Fjalar and Galar who had killed them, tying them and some other dwarves who killed Gilling to a rock that would be submerged by the rising tide. The dwarves begged for Suttungr to spare their life and offered him the magical mead of poetry.Suttungr took it and hid …

The Suttung orbit is retrograde, at an inclination of 174° to the ecliptic (151° to Saturn's equator) and with an eccentricity of 0.131. Its rotation period is 7.67 ± 0.02 hours, and like Albiorix its light curve exhibits two minima at certain angles, and three minima at others. [3]

The mead has many names, including Kvasir’s blood or liquid of Odrerir, Bodn or Son, the ship of the dwarves, Suttung’s mead, or Hnitbjorg’s liquid. Theft of Kvasir According to the myth, the Mead of Poetry was created by the gods from the blood of the wise god Kvasir, who was murdered by two dwarves.

Odin in eagle form obtaining the mead of poetry from Gunnlod, with Suttung in the background (detail of the Stora Hammars III runestone, c. 700 CE) This is the story of how Odin came to possess the Mead of Poetry (Old Norse Óðrœrir, “Stirrer of Inspiration“).

Jun 1, 2011 · In Norse mythology, Suttungr stands out as an interesting figure. This character is a giant, known for his crucial role in the legends surrounding the Mead of Poetry.Suttungr, whose lineage traces back to Gilling, a giant himself, has a narrative filled with …

Suttung (also known as Suttungr) is the father of the Jotunn, Gunlod. Suttung searched for his parents and threatened the Dwarf brothers Fjalar and Gjalar, tying them and some other dwarves who killed his father to a rock that would be submerged by the rising tide.

"Sup-heavy." A jötunn, son of Gillingr, and owner of the mead of poetry.After his parents were murdered by the dwarfs Fjalarr and Galarr, he went over and took the dwarfs and carried them out to sea, and set them on a reef which was covered at high tide.They pleaded with him for their lives, and as the price of reconciliation offered him the …

…with honey by the giant Suttung, his blood formed mead that gave wisdom and poetic inspiration to those who drank it. The story of Kvasir’s murder is told in the Braga Raedur (“Conversations of Bragi”), one of the Eddas. Read More

Suttung was a formidable frost giant, son of Gilling, who sought vengeance against the dwarfs Fjalar and Galar for his parents' deaths. In exchange for sparing their lives, he received the powerful Mead of Poetry.

In Norse mythology, Suttung is a giant, son of Gilling and brother of Baugi. Together, they guard the precious mead of poetry they obtained from the two dwarves, Fjalar and Galar, who had murdered they parents.