Poetry

Kvasir and the Mead of Poetry

Story time

Long long ago, when the War of Gods came to an end, the gods assembled to set up a peace treaty for both god tribes. They came together in a great hall. There lay a huge vessel. All gods had to chew strawberries and spat the resulted liquid into the vessel. And the liquid formed Kvasir.

Kvasir was the wisest creature in the cosmos. He could answer all the questions in the cosmos. There Kvasir grew up and started his life as a traveller. He travelled around the Nine Worlds to spread his knowledge. On one occasion, he came into a house of two dwarves who finally changed his life. The dwarves turned out to be greedy who wanted to brew a magical liquid which contained power.

Then they killed Kvasir and stored his blood in huge vessels. The dwarves mixed the Kvasir's blood with honey from which they created the Mead of Poetry. Anyone who drank the Mead of Poetry would have the power to persuade other people with ease.

Ingredients

• A bunch of friends
• A grand hall
• Huge vessels
• As much strawberries as you and your friends can gather
• Two greedy dwarves
• Sharp knife
• Honey

Instructions

1. Assemble in a grand hall with your friends
2. There lay a huge vessel
3. Chew strawberries and spit the resulted liquid into the vessel
4. The liquid should give birth to Kvassir whose blood is the main ingredient of the Mead
5. If it doesn't work after your first attempt, chew more strawberries (see step 3)
6. Summon the greedy dwarves and hand them the sharp knife
7. Let them kill Kvasir to brew the magical liquid with his blood
8. Once the deed is done, collect Kvasir's blood and mix it with honey
9. Let cool
10. Enjoy the Mead of Poetry and it's power of persuasion

"No one is a total fool if he knows when to hold his tongue"