Brísingamen
deity Norse single tradition · 1
Brísingamen is the torc or necklace of the goddess Freyja in Norse mythology. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but it may mean "gleaming torc", "sunny torc", or "torc of the Brísings".
When
- First attested
- 1000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Norse mythology was recorded from approximately 700 to 1500 CE.
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“some have interpreted it as Freyja's necklace Brísingamen”
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