Suttungr
In
Gilling
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Mythology
Suttungr searched for his parents and threatened the dwarven brothers
witch in order to guard it.[1]
Odin eventually decided to obtain the mead. He worked for Baugi, Suttungr's brother, a farmer, for an entire summer, then asked for a small sip of the mead, which Suttungr refused. Baugi drilled into the mountain and Odin changed into a snake and slithered inside. Inside, Gunnlöð was on guard but he persuaded her to give him three sips in exchange for three nights of sex.[2] Odin proceeded to drink all the mead in the three containers, changed into an eagle and escaped. Suttungr chased him in the shape of an eagle, but Odin was able to escape him and returned to Asgard.[3]
Notes
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- ^ Hávamál, Poetic Edda
- ^ Prose Edda
- ^ Suttung Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine