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

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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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