The Mead of Poetry · How Odin Stole the Gift of Verse · 3 Hour Norse Mythology Sleep Story

Tonight, the wisest being who ever lived is murdered in a quiet room, and his blood is brewed into a mead that turns anyone who drinks it into a poet. And tonight, a one eyed stranger sets out to steal it back, through a summer of impossible labor, a drill bored clean through a mountain, three nights in the dark, and a long flight home on an eagle's wings. This is the story of the Mead of Poetry. The story of Kvasir, born from the peace of the gods, the wisest being in all the worlds. The story of two dwarves, a drowned giant, and a daughter set to guard a mountain. The story of how poetry first came into the world, stolen, on Odin's breath. Settle in. Lower the lights. Goodnight. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome 01:45 Chapter I: The Spit in the Jar 09:32 Chapter II: The Wisest Being in the Worlds 13:36 Chapter III: The Dwarves at the Door 21:28 Chapter IV: The Drowning of Gilling 26:20 Chapter V: The Brother's Revenge 34:03 Chapter VI: The Mead in the Mountain 40:49 Chapter VII: Bolverkr at the Farm 49:50 Chapter VIII: The Summer of Nine Men's Work 58:54 Chapter IX: The Drill in the Stone 1:04:11 Chapter X: The Snake in the Mountain 1:08:44 Chapter XI: The Three Nights 1:22:18 Chapter XII: Goodnight. And the Wolf at the Edge of Time EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE https://thesleepingalmanac.com The Sleeping Almanac is mythology told slowly, in your own ears, until the day forgets you and you forget the day. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday. Audio podcast: https://podcast.thesleepingalmanac.com Norse art and gifts: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheSleeping... If this episode helped you sleep, the kindest thing you can do is leave one of these chapters quietly playing on a friend's pillow. Sources tonight from Skáldskaparmál and Hávamál. Goodnight, dear listener. Goodnight. #NorseMythology #SleepStory #Odin #BedtimeStories #Mythology