Gullinbursti

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Gullveig, Gultweig (Icelandic) (from gull gold + veig thirst, drink)

The Norse Edda's principal poem, Voluspa, contains a cryptic allusion to Gullveig as "thrice burned, thrice reborn, yet still she lives." Speared by the gods, "thirst for gold" arose each time from her baptism of fire more beautiful than before. She was the cause of the first war in the world when the aesir (creative gods) were ousted from their heavenly abode by the vanir (superior gods), the latter remaining in Asgard.

Several meanings are possible: thirst for gold may be taken as the thirst for wisdom which causes deities to imbody in worlds, leaving their divine spheres to higher powers. This is reminiscent of the Hindu agnishvattas and kumaras. The thrice purified gold has been identified with manas, the conscious soul (SD 2:520). A more obvious meaning is that thirst for gold represents greed for possessions, and that Gullveig was an enchantress who brought sin into the world and with it the action of karma.

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Gullinbursti (Icelandic) (from gullin golden + bursti bristles, mane)

In Norse mythology, a golden boar which draws the chariot of Frey, god of the terrestrial world. He received it as a gift from the two dwarfs Brock (mineral kingdom) and Sindri (vegetable kingdom), sons of Ivalde, the moon.

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Gullinbursti (meaning "Golden Mane") is a boar in Norse mythology. When Loki had Sif's hair, Freyr's ship Skíðblaðnir and Odin's spear Gungnir done by the sons of Ivaldi, he bet his own head with Brokk that his brother Eitri wouldn't have been able to make items worth as much as the ones above. So to make gifts to Freyr, Eitri threw a pig's skin into a furnace as Brokk worked on the bellows, and together they manufactured the boar Gullinbursti which had bristles in its mane that glowed in the dark. The story of Gullinbursti's creation is related in the Skálds ...

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Gullinbursti (Icelandic) (from gullin golden + bursti bristles, mane)

In Norse mythology, a golden boar which draws the chariot of Frey, god of the terrestrial world. He received it as a gift from the two dwarfs Brock (mineral kingdom) and Sindri (vegetable kingdom), sons of Ivalde, the moon.

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Dwarf(s) (Icelandic) (from dvergr, Anglo-Saxon dveorg, German zwerg, Swedish dvarg)

Popularly thought to be "little people," in Norse mythology they are described as mindre (which can mean either "smaller" or "less") than human; hence dwarfs may be regarded as creatures smaller than or less evolved than human beings. The word may also connote "middle," which can describe the position of the so-called dwarf kingdoms in our universe.

Among the dwarf names in the Eddas are typical animal characteristics, such as Antlered or Speedy. There are also more general names such as Sindre (vegetation) and Brock (the mineral world). At the formation of our globe earth Sindre and Brock, sons of Ivaldi, regent of the former earth -- now the moon -- created suitable gifts for the gods Odin, Thor, and Frey in competition with Loki and Dvalin (human nature). Their respective gifts were:

Artisans: Sindre and Brock // Loki and Dvalin

for Odin: Draupnir - - - - - - // - - Gungnir

for Thor: Mjolnir - - - - - - - // - - Sif's hair

for Frey: Gullinbursti - - - - - // - - Skidbladnir

Thus the vegetable and animal world produce for Odin the cyclic progression of events, for Thor electric power and life force, and for Frey (the earth deity) the golden boar (earth) on which he rides through space; the gifts of Loki (intelligence) and Dvalin (unawakened human soul) are: for Odin the spear which never fails its mark (spiritual will), for Thor they restore the golden hair of Sif (the harvest, spiritual and material), and for Frey the ship which contains all seeds of life but which can be folded up like a kerchief when its age is over.

Gullinbursti: Encyclopedia - Brokk

Brokk is a dwarf from Norse mythology, brother of Eitri. When Loki had Sif's hair, Freyr's ship Skidbladnir and Odin's spear Gungni done by the sons of Ivaldi, he bet his own head with Brokk that his brother Eitri wouldn't have been able to make items worth as much as the ones above. Eitri succeeded in making the golden ring Draupnir, Gullinbursti and the hammer Mjollnir and Brokk won the bet, but Loki didn't allow him to take his head because he would have damaged his neck, not incl ...

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Gullinbursti: Encyclopedia - Mjolnir In Norse mythology, Mjolnir (also commonly spelled Mjollnir; literally, "that which crushes") is the Hammer of Thor, the god of lightning and thunder. It is the most fearsome weapon in the arsenal of the Norse pantheon, used to slay any challengers to Æsir supremacy. Legend surrounding the war hammer’s origins vary: some relate that 'The Black Elves', or dwarves, Sindri and Brokk made it at the behest of the calculating Loki; other tales contend that it descended to earth as a meteorite. Consequently, many Norse pagans believed tha ...

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Gullinbursti: Encyclopedia - Freyr

Freyr (sometimes anglicized Frey[1]) is one of the most important deities in Norse paganism and Norse mythology. Worshipped as a fertility god, Freyr bestows "peace and pleasure" upon mortals. He rules over the rain, the shining of the sun and thereby the produce of the fields. He is one of the Vanir, the son of the sea god Njörðr and brother of the love goddess Freyja. The gods gave him Álfheimr, the realm of the Elves, as a teethi ...

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Gullinbursti: Encyclopedia II - Mjolnir - Norse myth

The most popular version of the creation of Mjollnir myth is as follows. In one story Loki ends up to the dwarves called Ivaldi's sons (or Ovaldi's sons) that create precious items for the gods: Odin's spear Gungnir, and the Freya's foldable boat Skidbladnir. Then Loki bets his head that Eitri and his brother Brokk would never succeed in making items more beautiful that those of Ivaldi's sons. Thus Eitri puts a pig's skin in the forge and tells his brother never to stop blowing until he comes and takes out what he put in. A fly came and bit ...