The Prose Edda on Kvaser
The Younger Edda: > Chapter Iv. > The Origin Of Poetry.
attestation: The gods and the Vanir settled their war by both spitting into a jar; from this peace-mark they shaped a man named Kvaser
"they both went to a jar and spit into it. But at parting the gods, being unwilling to let this mark of peace perish, shaped it into a man whose name was Kvaser"
attestation: Kvaser was so wise that no one could ask him a question he could not answer; he traveled the world teaching wisdom
"who was so wise that no one could ask him any question that he could not answer. He traveled much about in the world to teach men wisdom"
attestation: They mixed honey with Kvaser's blood to produce mead that makes whoever drinks it a skald and sage
"They mixed honey with the blood, and thus was produced such mead that whoever drinks from it becomes a skald and sage"