Suttung

American  

[soot-toong] / ˈsʊt tʊŋ /

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

1. one of the Jotun, who for a time was the owner of the mead of poetry, guarded by his daughter Gunnlod, who lost a portion of it to Odin when he seduced her.

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Example Sentences

Suttung was never a poet when we were young.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

In his hall, Suttung woke and ran outside.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Gunnlod, the daughter of Suttung, stood in the cavern in front of a locked door, behind which were the vats called Son and Bodn and the kettle Odrerir.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Gunnlod said, “My father, Suttung, set me on guard here, to protect the mead of poetry.”

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

Suttung took the mead the dwarfs had made from Kvasir’s blood.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman