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Bjalfi and Roskva In Norse mythology, Þjálfi and Röskva are two siblings, male and female respectively, who are servants of the god Thor. Þjálfi receives a single mention in the Poetic Edda, compiled in the 13th century from earlier...
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Skirnir Skírnir, whose name means "bright one" in Old Norse, is a figure in Norse mythology known as the messenger and vassal of the god Freyr. One of the most prominent stories involving Skírnir is found in the Poetic Edda poem Skírnismál. In this poem,...
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Fimafeng Fimafeng is a character in Norse mythology who serves as a servant of Aegir. His name, Fimafeng, means "quick service" or "handy service." In the Lokasenna, a significant event occurs during a feast hosted by Aegir for the Aesir. Loki kills Fimafeng during this...
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Eldir In Norse mythology, Eldir, which means "fire-stoker" in Old Norse, serves as a servant of Ægir. In the opening of Lokasenna, Loki kills another servant named Fimafeng and is subsequently expelled from Ægir's hall by the assembled gods. Afterward, when Loki...
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Byggvir Byggvir is a figure in Norse mythology. The only surviving mention of Byggvir appears in the prose beginning of Lokasenna, and stanzas 55 through 56 of the same poem, where he is referred to as one of Freyr's servants and as the husband of Beyla....
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Beyla Beyla is one of Freyr's servants along with her husband, Byggvir, in Norse mythology. Beyla is mentioned in stanzas 55, 66, and the prose introduction to the Poetic Edda poem Lokasenna. Since this is the only mention of Beyla, scholars have turned...
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