InNordic mythology,Fjalar (Old Norse:Fjalarr[ˈfjɑlɑrː]) and his brotherGalar (Old Norse:Galarr[ˈɡɑlɑrː]), were wickeddwarfs who killedKvasir and turned his blood into themead of poetry, which inspired poets. They appear inSkáldskaparmál.
Fjalar and Galar murdered ajötunn namedGilling, along with his wife. Their son,Suttungr, searched for his parents and threatened the dwarven brothers, who offered him the magical mead in exchange for sparing their lives. Suttungr took it and hid it in the center of a mountain, with his daughter,Gunnlöð, standing guard.
Odin eventually decided to obtain the mead. He worked forBaugi, Suttungr's brother, for an entire summer, then asked for a small sip of the mead. Baugi drilled into the mountain, whereupon Odin changed into asnake and slithered inside. Inside, Gunnlöð was guarding the mead, but he seduced her and persuaded her to give him three sips; Odin proceeded to drink all the mead, change into aneagle and escape.