Buri

Overview

Buri is revealed from salty ice in Gylfaginning, where he is described as fair, great and mighty. He begets Borr, who with Bestla has Odin, Vili and Ve. This account places Buri at the beginning of the divine line without adding actions the source does not narrate.

Key facts

Relationships

• Audhumlareveals Buri

  Audhumla licks salty ice, and Buri appears over three days.

• Borrfather of

  Chapter 6 says Buri begets Borr.

Story appearances

• Yggdrasil and the WorldsDivine ancestor

  Buri emerges from the ice and becomes the divine starting point before Borr and the three brothers.

Ancient sources

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

• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 5, rime and heat quicken Ymir; Audhumla nourishes Ymir and licks Buri from the ice
• Snorri Sturluson, Prose Edda, Gylfaginning, Chapter 6, Buri, Borr, Bestla, Odin, Vili and Ve, and the brothers killing Ymir