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Byggvir

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Byggvir is a figure in Norse mythology . The only surviving mention of Byggvir appears in the prose beginning of Lokasenna , and stanzas 55 through 56 of the same poem, where he is referred to as one of Freyr 's servants and as the husband of Beyla .

Bygg is the Old Norse word for barley . Subsequently, Byggvir [?by?ːvir] is often identified with this etymology of his name and connections have been placed with the mentioning of Byggvir's described involvement with mill-grinding as being potential references to barley processing. [1] Comparisons to the Anglo-Saxon figure of Beowa ( Old English "barley") have been put forth. [2]

Lokasenna [ edit ]

In Lokasenna , Loki is depicted as degrading Byggvir for being of slight stature and as a gossiper:

Stanza 43:

Byggvir qvaþ:
≪Veiztv, ef ec øþli ettac
sem Ingvnar-Freyr
oc sva selict setr,
mergi smera ma/lþa ec
þa meincraco
oc lemþa alla i liþo.≫
Byggvir spake:
Had I birth so famous
as Ingunar- Freyr ,
And sat in so lofty a seat,
I would crush to marrow
this croaker of ill,
And beat all his body to bits." [3]

Stanza 44:

Loci qvaþ:
≪Hvat er þat iþ litla,
er ec þat la/ggra sec
oc snapvist snapir;
at eyrom Freys
mvnðv e vera
oc vnd kvernom klaca.≫
Loki spake:
"What little creature
goes crawling there,
Snuffling and snapping about?
At Freyr's ears ever
wilt thou be found,
Or muttering hard at the mill." [3]

Stanza 45:

Beyggvir qvaþ:
≪Beyggvir ec heiti,
enn mic braþan qveþa
goð a/ll oc gvmar:
þvi em ec her hroðvgr,
at drecca Hroptz megir
allir a/l saman.≫
Byggvir spake:
"Byggvir my name,
and nimble am I,
As gods and men do grant;
And here am I proud
that the children of Hropt
Together all drink ale." [3]

Stanza 46:

Loci qvaþ:
≪Þegi þv, Byggvir!
þv kvnnir aldregi
deila meþ monnom mat;
oc þic i fletz stra
finna ne mattv,
þa er vago verar.≫
Loki spake:
"Be silent, Byggvir!
thou never couldst set
Their shares of the meat for men;
Hid in straw on the floor,
they found thee not
When heroes were fain to fight." [3]

Interpretation [ edit ]

In relation to Loki's comments in Lokasenna , proposals have been made that Beyla and her husband are personifications of agriculture associated with Freyr: Beyla as the manure that softens the earth and develops the seed, Byggvir as the refuse of the mill, chaff . [4]

See also [ edit ]

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ Lindow (2001:90-91)
  2. ^ Bruce (2002:28).
  3. ^ a b c d Henry Adams Bellows ' 1936 translation of Lokasenna . Available online: [1]
  4. ^ Thorpe (1851:198-199.

References [ edit ]

  • Bellows, Henry Adams (1936). The Poetic Edda . The American-Scandinavian Foundation
  • Bruce, Alexander M. (2002) Scyld and Scef: Expanding the Analogues Routledge ISBN   0-8153-3904-6
  • Lindow, John (2001). Norse Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs . Oxford University Press . ISBN   0-19-515382-0
  • Thorpe, Benjamin (1851). Northern Mythology Vol. I. London: Edward Lumley
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