Thorskegga has started a series of paintings depicting the gods worshipped by the Anglo-Saxon and Norse settlers in England.
Bygvir is one of the two servants of Frey, his name means barley. The ale bowl, the yarrow, the hops refer to the art of brewing. Early brewers stirred the ale with a broom and left the broom out in the air for natural yeast to form. The broom above a door became the mark of a brewer and one of England's earliest pub signs. Pigs like barley too and they are one of the most prominent symbols of the Vanir gods and goddesses (Frey's household). Bygvir's partner is Beyla, an uncertain name meaning cow or bee.
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