Menglad
deity Norse single tradition · 1
Menglad, meaning "the neck-lace lover," is Svipdag's love interest in the eddic poem Fjölsvinsmál. She has been identified by scholars including Jacob Grimm with Freyja, the owner of Brísingamen.
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 1300
- Historical notes
- Attested in eddic poem Fjölsvinsmál, identified with Freyja by scholars.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Freyja
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Jacob Grimm and others have long identified Menglad ("the neck-lace lover"), Svipdag's love interest in that poem, with Freyja the owner of Brísingamen.”
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