Suttung

[ soot-toong ]

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.

Example Sentences

Suttung defrauded, of his drink bereft, and Gunnlod made to weep!

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Hence poetry is indifferently called Kvasir's blood, Suttung's mead, the dwarf's ransom, etc.

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Odin, who went under the name of Baulverk, said that for a draught of Suttung's mead he would do the work of nine men for him.

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Bauge answered that he had no control over the mead, saying that Suttung was bound to keep that for himself alone.

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Bauge explained to Suttung his bargain with Bolverk, but Suttung stoutly refused to give even a drop of the mead.

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