Brísingar
Norse single tradition · 1
The Brísingar (Old Norse) are a possibly mythical people. It is unknown who they may have been.
When
- First attested
- 700 CE
- Attested period
- 700 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Norse mythology was recorded from approximately 700 to 1500 CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Freyja, Brísingamen
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“However, Brísingr can also be an ethnonym, in which case Brísinga men is "torc of the Brísings"; the Old English parallel in Beowulf supports this derivation, though who the Brísings (Old Norse Brísingar) may have been remains unknown.”
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