Kvasir
Kvasir is one of the Vanir. In Ynglinga saga, Kvasir was exchanged as a hostage from the Vanir with Hœnir and Mímir from the Æsir. Skáldskaparmal alternatively says that at the end of the war, the two groups mixed their spit in a vat and created Kvasir from it.
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When
- First attested
- 800 CE
- Attested period
- 800 – 1200
- Historical notes
- Norse mythology, Viking age.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- áss
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“This conflict between the gods occurred long in the past and in Ynglinga saga ends with the exchange of Hœnir and Mímir as hostages from the Æsir with Njörðr, Freyr and Kvasir from the Vanir. Skáldskaparmal alternatively says that at the end of the war, the two groups mixed their spit in a vat and created Kvasir from it.”
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“they created from their spittle a man named Kvasir. He was so wise that there were no questions he could not answer. He travelled around the world to give knowledge to mankind. One day, he visited the dwarfs Fjalar and Galar. They killed him”
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