Suttungr

Suttung ( Old Norse Suttungr, etymology unclear) is a frost giant that Odin is said to have robbed the Dichtermet.

In Norse mythology, he is the brother of Baugi, son of Gilling and father of Gunnlöd. He had the Met ODROERIR before Odin stole him.

Origin

Suttung said to have guarded the mead, which he previously authorized from the dwarf brothers Fjalar and Galar. The Met consisted of honey and the blood of the wise Kvasir, the two dwarfs who killed before. Both mixed the dwarves to gain the magic power of Kvasir, which also should give wisdom and poetry.

To get rid of accomplices, killed the two white dwarfs also Gilling, the father Suttungs, whereupon the wife of Gilling broke out into loud lamentations. The dwarves wanted to also silence them, and slew them then with a stone. In revenge for these atrocities continued Suttung the dwarves on a washed over the sea cliff until she aushändigten the boiler with the Met for the atonement of him.

Suttung gave to the achievement of the Mets in such a way that, particularly Odin, was not unnoticed by the gods, what a treasure guarded Suttung.

Odin decided to the land of the frost giants ( Jotunheim ) to go forth and carry the Met itself. There he met the frost giants Baugi and persuaded him to drill a tunnel into the mountain where the Met should be hidden. Odin then turned into a snake and crawled through the tunnel until he came to the other end and was transformed there into a good-looking one-eyed giant.

For three days and nights he was there the lover Gunnlöds, the daughter Suttungs, and eventually drank from the Met Then Odin turned himself into an eagle and flew with the Met back to Asgard. Suttung noticed this and also turned into the shape of an eagle and pursued him. Odin but managed to narrow lead him to escape.

Furthermore, the Met will be referred to as " Dichtermet ". Odin drank from it, and has since been seen as a " God of the poet ." Since then, the Dichtermet is in the hands of the gods.

  • Giant ( mythology)
  • Germanic legendary figure
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