Kvasir
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was a wise man in Germanic mythology. His name means 'spittle' and recalls his creation when the gods spat into a jar to mark the end of conflict between two branches of the divine family, the Vanir and the Aesir. The Aesir then took the jar and Kvasir was made from the spittle. Renowned for his great wisdom, he travelled the world and wherever he went people stopped what they were doing to listen to him. He was killed by two dwarfs, Fjalar and Galar, who wanted his wisdom. They mixed his blood with honey in order to make a wonderful mead which gave the gift of poetry to everyone who drank it.