Suttungr
After avenging his father Gillingr, he accepts the poetic mead as compensation and hides it in a mountain.
Overview
When Suttungr learns that the dwarves killed his father Gillingr and mother, he seizes Fjalar and Galar and leaves them on a reef that the tide will cover. They yield the poetic mead as compensation, and he hides it at Hnitbjorg under his daughter Gunnlod's guard. Odin's later action must therefore pass through his family, land and defences.
Key facts
Takes the mead as compensation
The dwarves compensate Gillingr's death with the poetic mead, and Suttungr spares them.
Hides the mead in a mountain
Suttungr carries the mead to Hnitbjorg and sets Gunnlod to guard it.
Relationships
- Poetic Meadtakes as compensation
Fjalar and Galar compensate Gillingr and his wife's deaths with the poetic mead, which Suttungr accepts.
- Gunnlodappoints as guardian
Suttungr sets his daughter Gunnlod to guard the poetic mead hidden at Hnitbjorg.
- Hnitbjorghides it at
Suttungr hides the poetic mead in the mountain place called Hnitbjorg.
Story appearances
- Odin and the Poetic MeadGiant taking compensation
Suttungr turns the dwarves' compensation into guarded mountain treasure.
Ancient sources
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