Also called Bor, Burr, Bur.
Their story
Borr, son of Búri, married Bestla, daughter of the giant Bölþorn, and they had three sons: Odin, Vili and Vé. Völuspá says that "the sons of Burr lifted up the lands" and shaped Midgard.
Best times to give to them
- Father's Day in modern practice
- at ancestral rites
What they like being given
- bread and ale, or bread and apple juice
- a toast to fathers and forefathers
How to honour them
- Raise a toast to the fathers in your line, remembered and unknown.
- Tell children the story of the gods' family line, from Búri to Odin.
How they can help you
- ancestral work
- reflecting on fatherhood
Symbols
- the sons of Borr lifting the earth
Little is told of him beyond his place in the line of descent.
Sources
- Prose Edda, Gylfaginning 6
- Poetic Edda, Völuspá 4