Suttungr sealed the Mead of Poetry within Hnitbjörg and set his daughter Gunnlöð to guard the vessels deep inside the mountain.
Odin penetrated the mountain Hnitbjörg as a serpent through the hole bored by Rati, spent three nights with Gunnlöð inside, then flew out as an eagle bearing every drop of the Mead of Poetry.
The auger Rati gnawed through the mountain Hnitbjörg, carving the narrow passage through which Odin slithered in serpent form to reach the Mead of Poetry hidden within.
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