Kvasir - Kvasir In Norse mythology, Kvasir was created from the saliva of all the gods, making him the wisest of the Vanir. He was quickly murdered by Fjalar and Galar, two dwarven brothers, in their cavern. They mixed his blood and preserved it; the blood fermented into a magical mead that inspired poets. The giant Suttungr, enraged by Fjalar and Galarr's murder of his father Gillingr and his mother, took the dwarves out to sea, setting them on a reef which would be covered at high tide. The dwarves entreated Suttungr to spare them, offering him for reconciliation the precious mead they had obtained. Suttungr brought the mead to his home and concealed it in a place called Hnitbjorg, asking his daughter Gunnlod to guard it. Odin.
Ivaldi - one Hotherus (also Hodur, Svipdag) used in slaying Baldur. The myth evolved in later traditions, where Hodur is a blind god, deceived by Loki, and Baldur dies by an arrow made of mistletoe. Ivaldi and the Vatlings fell out of favor with the gods when they came in the possession of the much-coveted Kvasir's blood, the Mead of Poetry..
Fjalar and Galar - Fjalar and his brother, Galar, were dwarves who killed Kvasir and turned his blood into the mead of poetry, which inspired poets. Fjalar and Galar then murdered a giant named Gilling, along with his wife. Their son, Suttung, searched for his parents and threatened the dwarven brothers, who offered him the magical mead. Suttung took it and hid it in the center of a mountain, with his daughter, Gunnlod, standing guard. Odin eventually decided to obtain the mead. He worked for Baugi, Suttung's brother, a farmer, for an entire summer, then asked for a small sip of the mead. Baugi drilled into the mountain but Odin changed into a snake and slithered inside. Inside, Gunnlod was guarding but he persuaded her to give him three sips; Odin proceeded to drink all.
Vanir - as belonging to the earth, while the Aesir ruled the sky. The Vanir have a deep knowledge of magical arts, so that they also know the future. It is said that it was Freya who taught magic to the Aesir. They also practiced endogamy and even incest, both forbidden among the Aesir; as an example Freyr and Freya were children of Niordr and his sister. The Eddas identify the Vanir with the elves (Alfar), frequently interchanging "Ćsir and Vanir" and "Ćsir and Alfar" to mean "all the gods". Vanir and their Guests Freya Freyr Gerdr Honir, an Aesir hostage Mímir, an Aesir hostage Kvasir Lýtir Niord Odr Skadi There is a possible connection between Heimdall and the Vanir, noted by H.R. Ellis Davidson..
