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Odrerir

In Norse mythology, the cauldron containing a magic potion described as the mead of poets. It gave wisdom, knowledge of runes and magic charms, and the gift of making poetry to anyone who drank it.

It was made by the dwarfs Fjalar and Galar from honey mingled with the blood of Kvasir, the wisest of men.



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60) Mimir would certainly be a suitable informant for Odinn, but no other source tells us that they are related; it has been doubted whether Mimir was actually a giant at all; (61) and so far as we know, Odrerir (usually the mead of poetic inspiration or the vat in which it was contained) has nothing to do with Mimir or his well.
 
 
 
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