Fjalar
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Fjalar is a dwarf (jötunn) who, along with Galar, killed Gilling. He and Galar offered mead to Gilling's son, Suttungr, in compensation for Gilling's death. Fjalar proposed showing Gilling's wife the place where her husband had drowned.
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“Fjalar and Galar invited a jötunn, Gilling, and his wife. They took him to sea and capsized their boat and the jötunn drowned. The dwarfs then came back home and broke the news to Gilling's wife, which plunged her deep in grief. Fjallar proposed showing her the place where her husband had drowned”
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