Bestra（Old Norse : B ö stla, English: Bestla), yesNORRONA giant woman.She's a giantBolthorn (B ö l þ orn), the second generation of King AsaBauer(Borr)'s wife, alsoOdin（Odin）、Willie(Vili) anddimension(V é)'s mother.In addition, in H á vam á l, she has a brother whose name is unknown. Some scholars speculate thatMimir （Mímir）。
Bestra isNORRONA giant woman inAsa ProtossKing ofOdinMother.In "Deceiving Gulufi", the genealogy of Odin is described, and Bestra is depicted as a giantBolthorn 's daughter andBauer's spouse,BullyHis son, Paul, married her and had three sons. The first was Odin, and the second was OdinWillieThe third one is called Wei.In Poetic Grammar, Odin is called "the son of Bestra".
In H á vam á l, Bestra has a brother who helped Odin, and the giant Borsong is her father.Odin told that he learned nine magic chants from Bestra's brother. Bestra's brother is unknown in the poem, but some scholars believe that he may be a wise manMimir Because Odin once gained wisdom from Mimir.
Because Odin is a descendant of the giant mother, he and his brother killedYmir It can be regarded as a kind of murder within the family. According to scholars, this is to deny their relationship with the giant family and make themselves independent.
Meaning of name
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The meaning of the name Bestla is still uncertain and is considered to have potential meanings such as "wife" or "bark".It can be derived from Bastil ō n or Banstil ō n, and related to the ancient Frisian B ö s ("marriage, union").Scholars believe that Beistra can be derived from an ancient man closely related to early tree worship and fertility worshipGermanicPaganismGoddess.
celestial bodies
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Saturn has a satellite group called the Nordic group, and most of its satellites are named after the Nordic mythical characters.One of the satellites in the Nordic Group isTitan 39, was given the name of "Bestra".
