Bestla
Bestla
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GIANT · Life
BE
PWR6
Common
GRD6
The giantess who married Borr and bore the three gods Odin, Vili, and Vé.[S2]
The Divine Atlas
Life · norse pantheon
DA-NOR-008
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About this card
Bestla is a giantess (jötun) who married the god Borr and bore the three brothers Odin, Vili, and Vé [S2]. Her giant lineage is significant: it reminds that the gods and the giants share a common ancestry, and that the gods' enemies are also, in a sense, their kin [S2].