Also called Slíðrugtanni, Golden-bristles.
Their story
In a wager between Loki and the dwarf Brokkr, Brokkr and his brother Eitri forged three treasures, one of which was Gullinbursti, a golden boar that could run through air and sea faster than any horse, and whose bristles shone so brightly that night was never too dark wherever it went. It was given to Freyr, who rode it to Baldr's funeral.
Best times to give to them
- Yule
- harvest
- alongside Freyr
What they like being given
- a boar-shaped bread or biscuit
- apples
- ale or apple juice
How to honour them
- Bake a boar-shaped loaf at Yule for Freyr and his boar.
- The Yule boar and oath-taking custom is recorded in the Hervarar saga and Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar; in modern practice many swear their new-year promises over a boar-shaped bread.
How they can help you
- prosperity
- light in dark seasons
- vows for the new year
Symbols
- a golden boar
- bristles that light the dark
Sources
- Prose Edda, Skáldskaparmál (the dwarves' gifts)
- Prose Edda, Gylfaginning 49
- Úlfr Uggason, Húsdrápa