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Hnitbjorg

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In Norse mythology, Hnitbjorg is the mountain abode of the giant Suttung, where he placed the mead of poetry for safekeeping under the guardianship of his daughter Gunnlod. [1]

10 relations: Baugi, Everyman's Library, Gunnlöð, Jötunn, Mead of poetry, Norse mythology, Odin, Old Norse, Snorri Sturluson, Suttungr.

Baugi

In Norse mythology, Baugi is a giant.

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Everyman's Library

Everyman's Library is a series of reprinted classic literature currently published in hardback by Random House.

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Gunnlöð

In Norse mythology, Gunnlöð (Old Norse "battle-invitation") is a female jötunn.

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Jötunn

In Norse mythology, a jötunn (plural jötnar) is a type of entity contrasted with gods and other figures, such as dwarfs and elves.

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Mead of poetry

In Norse mythology, the Poetic Mead or Mead of Poetry (Old Norse skáldskapar mjaðar), also known as Mead of Suttungr (Suttungmjaðar), is a mythical beverage that whoever "drinks becomes a skald or scholar" to recite any information and solve any question.

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Norse mythology

Norse mythology is the body of myths of the North Germanic people stemming from Norse paganism and continuing after the Christianization of Scandinavia and into the Scandinavian folklore of the modern period.

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Odin

In Germanic mythology, Odin (from Óðinn /ˈoːðinː/) is a widely revered god.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Snorri Sturluson

Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.

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Suttungr

In Norse mythology, Suttungr was a jötunn, a son of Gilling, who (along with Suttungr's mother) had been murdered by Fjalar and Galar.

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Redirects here:

Hnitbjoerg, Hnitbjörg.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hnitbjorg

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