The Eddas

Fjalar

Family: Dwarfs · First appears: Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter IV · The Origin of Poetry

Life events

  • Fjalar and Galar killed Kvaser and made mead from his blood.(Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter IV · The Origin of Poetry)
    • With: Galar Kvaser
    • “Once he came to the home of the dwarfs Fjalar and Galar. They called him aside, saying they wished to speak with him alone, slew him and let his blood run into two jars called Son and Bodn, and into a kettle called Odrarer.”
  • Gilling drowned after Fjalar and Galar capsized their boat.(Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter IV · The Origin of Poetry)
    • With: Galar Gilling
    • “When they had gotten a short distance from shore, the dwarfs rowed onto a blind rock and capsized the boat. Gilling, who was unable to swim, was drowned”
  • Suttung seized the dwarfs, who gave him the mead to spare their lives.(Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter IV · The Origin of Poetry)
    • With: Suttung Galar
    • “They prayed Suttung to spare their lives, and offered him in atonement for their father’s blood the precious mead, which he accepted.”

Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter IV · The Origin of Poetry

  • siblings with Galar “Then Fjalar asked her whether it would not lighten her sorrow if she could look out upon the sea where her husband had perished, and she said it would. He then said to his brother Galar that he should go up over the doorway, and as she passed out he should let a mill-stone drop onto her head, for he said he was tired of her bawling, Galar did so.”
  • enemies with Kvaser “They called him aside, saying they wished to speak with him alone, slew him and let his blood run into two jars called Son and Bodn, and into a kettle called Odrarer.”

Also listed in Dwarfs — Minor Figures

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