Gunnlöð

Gunnlöd ( Old Icelandic Gunnlǫð, therefore, also written Gunnlöð ) is a giantess in Norse mythology. It helps Odin for theft of Skaldenmets ODROERIR. Gunnlöd is daughter of Suttung and thus granddaughter of Gilling.

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The story is told in Hávamál 104 - 110

104 Inn aldna Jötun SOTTA ek, ek nú em aftr of kominn: Fatt gat ek þegjandi thar; mörgum orðum mælta ek í í minn frama Suttungs sölum. 105 Gunnlöð mér of gaf gullnum Stoli á drykk into dyra mjaðar; ill iðgjöld Let ek hana eftir hafa Sins into heila Hugar, Sins to Svara sefa. 106 Rata munn létumk rums of fá ok to grjót gnaga, yfir ok undir stóðumk jötna vegir, SVA Hætta ek Höfði til. 107 Vel keypts litar hefi ek vel notit he FÁS fróðum vant, því at Óðrerir he nú upp á kominn alda Ves JADAR. 108 Ifi he mér á at væra ek enn kominn jötna görðum OR, ef ek Gunnlaðar né nytak, Innar GODU konu he þeirar lögðumk poor yfir. 109 ins hindra dags Gengu hrímþursar Hava Hava wheel at fregna höllu í. At Bölverki Their spurðu, ef hann väri með böndum kominn EDA HEFDI Hanum Suttungr of Soit. 110 Baugeið Óðinn hygg ek, at unnið hafi; hvat skal hans tryggðum TRUA? Suttung svikinn hann Let sumbli frá ok grætta Gunnlöðu.

104 The old giants I attended, now I 'm back: With silence I acquired since little. Some words I spoke to my profit In Suttungs hall. 105 Gunnlöd gave me a golden chair on a trunk of dear Meths. Requited evil I nevertheless your sacred heart, your glowing favor. 106 Ratamund I left the way clear to me And pierce the mountain; In the middle I walked between giant climbing and held out my main danger. 107 Sly transformations fear I acquired, Little fails the crafty. Because Odhrörir went to far inhabited earth. 108 doubt I heg if I 'd returned home from the giant empire, If I Gunnlöd did not help that -hearted maid, put his arm around me. 109 The Ice Giants rushed the next day The High council to hear in the High Hall. They asked for Bölwerkr if he was driven home, or whether he fell by Suttung. 110 The Ringeid, they say, Odin swore: Who dares yet his faithfulness? Deprived the Suttung ' he intrigues with the Meths and settled Gunnlöd grieve.