Suttung

First appears: Elder Edda · The High One's Lay · Part 3

Life events

Odin swore an oath, defrauded Suttung of the mead, and made Gunnlod weep.(Elder Edda · The High One's Lay · Part 3)
- With: Odin Gunnlod
- “Odin, I believe, a ring-oath gave. Who in his faith will trust? Suttung defrauded, of his drink bereft, and Gunnlod made to weep!”
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: Fjalar Galar
- “They prayed Suttung to spare their lives, and offered him in atonement for their father’s blood the precious mead, which he accepted.”
Odin escaped with the mead while Suttung pursued him as an eagle.(Younger Edda · Brage's Talk · Chapter IV · The Origin of Poetry)
- With: Odin
- “Then he took on the guise of an eagle, and flew off as fast as he could. When Suttung saw the flight of the eagle, he also took on the shape of an eagle and flew after him.”

enemies with Odin “Odin, I believe, a ring-oath gave. Who in his faith will trust? Suttung defrauded, of his drink bereft, and Gunnlod made to weep!”

parent: Gilling “When the giant Suttung, the son of Gilling, found this out he came and seized the dwarfs, took them out to sea and left them on a rocky island, which was flooded at high tide.”
siblings with Bauge “Odin sought lodgings for the night at the house of the giant Bauge, who was a brother of Suttung.”

Extracted from the original text of The Eddas. Made with Rho MD.