Mortal

Beyla

Byggvir’s wife, who hears the mountains shake and warns that Thor is coming.

MythWeave AI-generated editorial illustration, Lokasenna core batch

Overview

Beyla speaks only as the disorder is nearing its end. Hearing the mountains shake, she says Thor is coming to stop the slander of gods and men. Loki answers with abuse, but her warning gives Thor’s entrance a clear turn in the scene.

Key facts

Warns of Thor’s arrival

In stanzas 55–56, Beyla says the mountains shake and Thor is coming.

Place in this poem

This record follows only the feast scene in Lokasenna and does not attach other traditions.

Relationships

Lokiwarns that Thor is coming
Beyla says Thor is coming to silence Loki.

Story appearances

Lokasenna: Ægir’s FeastFeast figure in Lokasenna
Byggvir’s wife, who hears the mountains shake and warns that Thor is coming.

Ancient sources

MythWeave distinguishes ancient-source evidence from later adaptations and modern interpretation.

Anonymous; translated by Henry Adams Bellows, The Poetic Edda: Lokasenna, Introductory prose and stanzas 1–65: Ægir’s feast, Loki’s return, the answers in the hall, and Thor driving him away.

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