- In
Norse mythology,
Brísingamen (or Brísinga men) is the torc or
necklace of the
goddess Freyja. The name is an Old
Norse compound brísinga-men whose...
- The
Weirdstone of
Brisingamen: A Tale of
Alderley is a children's
fantasy novel by
English author Alan Garner.
Garner began work on the novel, his literary...
- 1590)
building known as Toad Hall. His
first novel, The
Weirdstone of
Brisingamen, was
published in 1960. A children's
fantasy novel set on the Edge, it...
-
seeing and
influencing the ****ure).
Freyja is the
owner of the
necklace Brísingamen,
rides a
chariot pulled by two cats, is
accompanied by the boar Hildisvíni...
- Alan Garner,
published in 1963. It is the
sequel to The
Weirdstone of
Brisingamen. Once again, it
details the
involvement of two children,
Colin and Susan...
-
names of Odin A
character in the children's novel, The
Weirdstone of
Brisingamen An "ancestor god" of the
dwarfs in
Warhammer Fantasy (setting) Name of...
-
notable stories include the
recovery of Freyja's
treasured possession Brísingamen while doing battle in the
shape of a seal with Loki. The antagonistic...
- Rydberg,
following Snorri in
seeing the
struggle as over Freyja's
necklace Brísingamen, went a step
further and saw the
necklace as
having been
lying on the...
- of the Edge, and
other local legends, in his
novels The
Weirdstone of
Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath. Garner, born in Congleton, was
raised in Alderley...
-
halls of the Æsir to
tremble in her anger, and her necklace, the
famed Brísingamen,
falls from her.
Freyja pointedly refuses. As a result, the gods and...
