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| rdfs:comment | - Býleistr (Bee-lighting, sometimes anglicised Byleist) is the brother of Loki and Helblindi (All-blind or Hel-blinder) and is the son of Laufey (or Nál) and Fárbauti (Cruel-striker or Dangerous-hitter). Nothing is known about him other than his family and that he, and his brothers Helblindi and Loki, were to lead Hel's army into battle at Ragnarok.
- Býleistr ('bee-lightning', sometimes anglicised Byleist) is a giant, the brother of Loki in Norse mythology. His parents are Laufey and Fárbauti. Nothing is known about him, apart from this kinship. Snorri Sturluson states in his Gylfaginning (34) that "[Loki]'s brothers are Býleistr and Helblindi", and several Eddic texts use the Loki-kenning "brother of Býleistr" (bróðir Býleists) (Völuspá, 51; Hyndluljóð, 40; Skáldskaparmál, 16).
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| abstract | - Býleistr (Bee-lighting, sometimes anglicised Byleist) is the brother of Loki and Helblindi (All-blind or Hel-blinder) and is the son of Laufey (or Nál) and Fárbauti (Cruel-striker or Dangerous-hitter). Nothing is known about him other than his family and that he, and his brothers Helblindi and Loki, were to lead Hel's army into battle at Ragnarok.
- Býleistr ('bee-lightning', sometimes anglicised Byleist) is a giant, the brother of Loki in Norse mythology. His parents are Laufey and Fárbauti. Nothing is known about him, apart from this kinship. Snorri Sturluson states in his Gylfaginning (34) that "[Loki]'s brothers are Býleistr and Helblindi", and several Eddic texts use the Loki-kenning "brother of Býleistr" (bróðir Býleists) (Völuspá, 51; Hyndluljóð, 40; Skáldskaparmál, 16).
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