Borr
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Borr
Borr or Burr (sometimes
anglicized
Bor or Bur) was the son of
Búri
and the father of
Odin
in
Norse mythology
. He is mentioned in the
Gylfaginning
part of
Snorri Sturluson
's
Prose Edda
.Borr is not mentioned again in the Prose Edda. In
skaldic
and
eddaic
poetry Odin is occasionally
referred to
as Borr's son but no further information on Borr is given. Other sources are silent.The role of Borr in the mythology is unclear and there is no indication that he was worshipped in
Norse paganism
.
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Bor
[Norse] Bor is a primordial Norse man, the son of Buri. He married the giantess Bestla, who is a daughter of the frost giant Bolthorn. Bor and Bestla had three children who became the first gods: Odin, Vili, Ve.
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