Mead of poetry
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The Mead of poetry was a mythical potion capable of giving the power of skaldship to any who drank it, as well as being the very first mead.[1]
Mythology
Fjalar and Galar were two dwarves who sought to steal the knowledge of Kvasir, a god renowned for being intelligent. The dwarves killed Kvasir and bled him dry before mixing his blood with honey to create the "mead of poetry".[1] Some time later, after Fjalar and Galar had allegedly murdered Gillingr and his wife.[2] Their son Suttungr set out to avenge them[3] but the dwarves traded the mead of poetry in exchange for their lives.[3][2]
Seeing the drink's value, Suttungr hid it inside a Jötunheimr mountain vault to be guarded by himself and his daughter, Gunlodr.[3][4] Odin would go on to steal the mead from the vault[3] and meet Gunlodr, though accounts differed as to how the encounter played out after that.[4] After Odin stole the mead, Suttungr sent his assassin Malvigr to hunt the two dwarves down, believing them to be connected.[2]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (first appearance)
- Dawn of Ragnarök (indirect mention only)
- The Forgotten Saga
- Discovery Tour: Viking Age (mentioned only)
- Echoes of History (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Discovery Tour: Viking Age – Learnings: The Sacred Mead of Poetry
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Dawn of Ragnarök – Database: Fjalar & Galar
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Suttungr
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Database: Gunlodr