Kvasir (3)

Kvasir (non.)
In the Prose Edda, the gods create Kvasir from the spittle collected in pot as a token of peace at the end of the wars between the Æsir and the Vanir. In Skáldskaparmál, the dwarves, Fjalarr and Galarr, murder Kvasir and collect his blood and mix it with honey to make the Mead of Poetry. In Heimskringla, Kvasir is a Vanir who is held hostage by the Æsir during their wars with the Vanir.

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