Gilling
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In Norse mythology, Gilling was one of the Jotuns and father of Suttung. He and his wife were murdered by Fjalar and Galar.
Gilling was said to be a foolish giant. The dwarves, Fjalar and Galar convinced him to row them out to the middle of a lake. They then sank the boat and grabbed on to the flotsam of the wreckage until they made it to the shore. Gilling was too foolish to do this and he drowned. His wife was killed when the two dwarves next got on the roof of her house and loudly moaned that Gilling died. When his wife, screaming in shock, ran outside, Fjalar and Galar dropped a millstone on her head, killing her as well. Suttung, the son of Gilling, vowed to get revenge and tied them to a rock that would soon be covered by the rising tide. The dwarves begged to be let free and promised to give him the magic mead as a "thank you" for saving them. Suttung agreed and received the magic mead as a result.
Gilling is also the name of a village in North Yorkshire, more properly known as Gilling East
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