- mythology,
Kvasir (Old Norse: [ˈkwɑsez̠]) was a
being born of the
saliva of the Æsir and the Vanir, two
groups of gods.
Extremely wise,
Kvasir traveled...
- keep a
symbol of this truce, they
created from
their spittle a man
named Kvasir. He was so wise that
there were no
questions he
could not answer. He travelled...
-
Walker slaves its
processor to
Kvasir's mainframe before being forced to
fight off an
Authority strike force.
Kvasir sends Walker on a
mission to retrieve...
-
brother Galar (Old Norse:
Galarr [ˈɡɑlɑrː]), were
wicked dwarfs who
killed Kvasir and
turned his
blood into the mead of poetry,
which inspired poets. They...
- kept as a
symbol of
their peace, and so from the
contents made a man,
Kvasir.
Kvasir is
later murdered, and from his
blood is made the Mead of Poetry. In...
- 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...
- in
Heimskringla adds that Njörðr's sister—whose name is not provided—and
Kvasir were Vanir. In addition,
Heimskringla reports a tale
involving king Sveigðir's...
-
Fjalar and Galar,
dwarf brothers in
Norse mythology who
killed the god
Kvasir and
turned his
blood into the mead of
poetry Fjalar, the
mythical red rooster...
- Æsir send Mímir—described as a man of
great understanding—in
exchange for
Kvasir, who
Snorri describes as the
wisest man of Vanaheimr.
Snorri continues that...
- Over its
decade of existence,
science fiction TV
series Stargate SG-1
developed an
extensive and
detailed backdrop of
diverse characters. Many of the characters...
