Bestla
Mother of Odin · Wife of Bor · Daughter of Bölthorn
Bestla in Norse tradition
Bestla married Burr and became the mother of Hoenir, Odin, Ve and Vili. She was the daughter of the giant Bolthorn, also written Bölthorn, and the sister of Mimir. In another telling, she was the daughter of Ymir and Mimir’s twin. Another telling made her Thor’s wife and the mother of Odin and Loki. These family ties placed Bestla among the earliest generations of Norse myth. Odin said that he received songs and mead from Bolthorn’s son, whom he identified as Mimir.
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Who is Bestla?
Bestla is a Norse being.What family links are recorded for Bestla?
Father: Bölþorn, Spouse: Borr, 3 children.
Bestla’s family, at a glance
Where Bestla is mentioned
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Stories elsewhere on MythSource that mention Bestla, each on that figure’s page.
- Borr’s Marriage to Bestla · on Borr
- Búri Emerges from the Ice · on Búri
- Mímir and the Well of Wisdom · on Mímir
- The eye and the head · on Odin
- The sacrifice on the tree · on Odin
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