THE MYTH OF HEIDRUN
Heidrun Meadery adopted its name from the legends of the ancient Norse. These were a hardy, creative, and spiritual people with a mythology as rich and complex as any in the history of mankind. Their folklore is full of insight into the human condition, interpreted from the perspective of a civilization in constant contention with the harshest of natural elements.

In the early thirteenth century, Snorri Sturluson, an Icelandic historian and diplomat, wrote the Snorra Edda , a compendium of Norse mythology that he collected from folkloric records and traditions that preceded him by as much as a millennium. The "Edda" remains a seminal piece of historical sleuth work, providing one of the greatest resources of his ancestry's mythology.

The "Edda" tells us the legend of Odin, the Allfather of Norse Gods and master of the palace Valhalla (Hall of the Slain). In Valhalla, Odin and his warriors train daily for Ragnarok, the anticipated apocalypse that will destroy the world as they know it. When not training for battle, Odin¹s warriors feast bountifully, and drink mead in copious quantities. Odin, it is said, abstains entirely from this food because he fears being poisoned by the enemy. Instead, he derives all of his nourishment from the mead, which is provided in limitless abundance from the udder of his loyal goat. That goats name is Heidrun.