Ибн Фадлан
Mead is mentioned in the movie "The 13th Warrior", based on Michael Crichton's "Eaters of the Dead", when it is offered to Ahmad ibn Fadlan (played by actor Antonio Banderas) after a battle, which he refuses because of Islamic law forbidding drinking anything from the fermenting of grapes or wheat. He is informed that the drink is made from honey and thus not forbidden by Islam.