Brisingamen

Brisingamen
   In Nordic myth the fiery necklace of Freyja, which she broke in her fury on hearing that the giant Thrym had demanded her hand as a reward for the return of the hammer of Thor. Later Freyja lent the necklace to Thor, who disguised himself as the bride and went in her stead. Other details of the story will be found under Thrym. The tale that the necklace was made by the dwarfs, and that it was only by surrendering herself to four of them that Freyja obtained it, seems to refer to some dispute between the mother goddess and the dwarfs settled by payment of a necklace. In the same manner Odin’s bribing of Loki to steal it must relate to a dispute between the invading Aesir and the goddess. To recover it Heimdall fought Loki daily until he killed him at Ragnarok. It is possible that the necklace was a magic one as an enchantress of the name of Brisin is mentioned in the Arthurian legends. In Scaldic literature it is called Sviagris.

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  • Brisingamen — (altnord.; angelsächs. Br(e)ofinga mene), ein kostbarer Halsschmuck, den nach den nordischen Quellen vier Zwerge (die Brisinge, d. h. »Flechter«) der Göttin Freyja verfertigt hatten. Loki hatte es einst entwendet, aber Heimdall gewann es ihm in… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Brisingamen — Brisingamen, der Halsschmuck der Göttin Freyja, der ihr einst von Loki genommen, aber von Heimdall zurückgebracht wurde; Sinnbild der Morgen und Abendröte …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Brisingamen — Brisingamen,   altnordische Mythologie: der umkämpfte, auf Geheiß Odins von Loki geraubte Halsschmuck der Freyja; er war von vier Zwergen angefertigt worden, mit denen sie Odin betrogen hatte.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Brísingamen — Heimdall returns Brisingamen to Freyja, in an anachronistic painting centuries after the era of the myth s popularity In Norse mythology, Brísingamen (from Old Norse brisinga flaming, glowing and men jewelery, ornament )[1] is the necklace …   Wikipedia

  • Brisingamen — Heimdall übergibt Freyja das Brisingamen Das Brisingamen [Edda: Brîsînga men = „Brisingorum monile“, lt. Grimm von der Wurzel mhd. brîsen = durchstechen abzuleiten ] ist der Halsschmuck der germanischen Göttin Freya. Er soll aus durchbohrten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Brisingamen — /bree sing ah men , bree seen gah men/, n. Scand. Myth. the magic necklace worn by Freya. [ < ON: necklace of the Brisings, akin to OE Brosinga mene; see MANE] * * * …   Universalium

  • Brisingamen — Nom du collier appartenant à Freyja et conçu par les Nains Brisings. Cet artefact brillait telle une constellation d’étoiles ou une flamme liquide et il devint l’emblème des fruits du Paradis et de la Terre ainsi que le symbole des étoiles. Note …   Mythologie nordique

  • Brisingamen — /bree sing ah men , bree seen gah men/, n. Scand. Myth. the magic necklace worn by Freya. [ < ON: necklace of the Brisings, akin to OE Brosinga mene; see MANE] …   Useful english dictionary

  • The Weirdstone of Brisingamen — Infobox Book | name = The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen image caption = author = Alan Garner illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English genre = Fantasy publisher = | release date = 1960 media type = pages = isbn = The… …   Wikipedia

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