Buri’s Family Tree

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Family

• Borr(child)

  Borr is the son of Búri, the first god licked from the primordial ice by Auðumbla.

Created by

• Audumbla

  Auðumbla licked Búri free from the salty ice blocks of Ginnungagap over three days. On the first day his hair appeared, on the second his head, and on the third the entire first ancestor of the gods emerged.

Associated with

• Ymir

  While Auðumbla nourished Ymir, she licked Búri free from the primordial ice over three days. Búri became the ancestor of the gods who would eventually slay Ymir and create the world from his body.