Gunnlöð’s Family Tree

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Family

• Odin(spouse)— Consort

  Odin spent three nights with the giantess Gunnlöð inside Hnitbjörg, winning her trust and her bed to gain access to the Mead of Poetry she guarded.

• Suttungr(parent)

  Gunnlöð is the daughter of the jötunn Suttungr, charged with guarding the Mead of Poetry deep within the mountain Hnitbjörg.

Guards

• Mead of Poetry

  Gunnlöð guarded the Mead of Poetry deep inside Hnitbjörg on her father Suttungr's orders, until Odin seduced her over three nights and she allowed him to drain all three vessels.

Member of

• Jötnar

  The jötnar are the primordial race of giants descended from Ymir, dwelling in Jötunheimr. They stand as the eternal adversaries and reluctant kin of the Æsir — many gods count giantesses among their mothers, yet the two races clash across every age until Ragnarök.

Associated with

• Odin

  Odin seduced Gunnlöð over three nights inside Hnitbjörg to gain access to the Mead of Poetry she guarded. In Hávamál 108, Odin reflects on having used her poorly despite her trust.