Börr

Burr , also Börr or Borr (from Old Norse burr "son"), is a being in Norse mythology that existed before the world was created .

According to the Prose Edda , he is the son of Buri , the progenitor of the gods . His wife is the giantess Bestla , the daughter of the frost giant Bölthorn . With her he fathered three sons: Odin , Vili and Vé .

Burr is also attested in the Lieder Edda . In the context of the description of the prehistoric events, the Völuspá speaks of the sons of Burr . The song Hyndlulióð proves that he was considered the father of Odin. Finally, it emerges from the Lokasenna that Vili and Vé are the brothers Widrirs (Odins).

By nature, Burr is either a human god or a giant ( Jötunn ), depending on how one understands his father's nature.

literature

• John Lindow: Handbook of Norse Mythology. USA 2001, ISBN 1-57607-217-7 .
• Rudolf Simek : Lexicon of Germanic Mythology (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 368). 3rd, completely revised edition. Kröner, Stuttgart 2006, ISBN 3-520-36803-X .

See also

• Germanic creation story

Individual evidence

1. ^ Prose Edda: Gylfaginning 6
2. ↑ Lieder-Edda: Völuspá 4
3. ↑ Lieder-Edda: Hyndlulióð 30
4. ↑ Lieder-Edda: Lokasenna 26
5. ↑ John Lindow: Handbook of Norse Mythology. USA 2001, ISBN 1-57607-217-7 , p. 90
6. ↑ Rudolf Simek: Gods and Cults of the Teutons. 2nd Edition. Verlag CH Beck oHG, Munich 2006 (first edition 2004), ISBN 978-3-406-50835-6 , p. 90