InNorse mythology,Suttungr (/ˈsʊtʊŋər/SUUT-uung-ər;Old Norse:[ˈsutːoŋɡz̠]) was ajötunn and the son ofGilling.
Suttungr searched for his parents and threatened the dwarven brothersFjalar and Galar who had killed them, tying them and some other dwarves who killed Gilling to a rock that would be submerged by the rising tide. The dwarves begged for Suttungr to spare their life and offered him the magicalmead of poetry. Suttungr took it and hid it in the center of the mountainHnitbjorg, with his daughterGunnlöð standing guard, whom he turned into awitch in order to guard it.[1]
Odin eventually decided to obtain the mead. He worked forBaugi, Suttungr's brother, afarmer, for an entiresummer, then asked for a small sip of themead, which Suttungr refused. Baugi drilled into the mountain and Odin changed into a snake and slithered inside. Inside,Gunnlöð was on guard but he persuaded her to give him three sips in exchange for three nights of sex.[2] Odin proceeded to drink all the mead in the three containers,changed into an eagle and escaped. Suttungr chased him in the shape of an eagle, but Odin was able to escape him and returned to Asgard.[3]
