Bieggolmai Explained

Bieggolmai, Biegolmai, Biegkålmaj, or Bieggålmåj ("the man of the wind") is the unpredictable deity of the summer winds and storms in Sami religious practice.[1]

He is generally portrayed with two shovels in his hands, which he used to shuffle the winds into and out of his cave.[2]

His winter counterpart is Biegkegaellies.

Notes and References

  1. Karsten, Rafael, Samefolkets religion: de nordiska lapparnas hedniska tro och kult i religionshistorisk belysning, Stockholm, 1952
  2. http://www.tjatsi.fo/?side=491b24523f05ea96689d93e856f99618 www.tjatsi.fo