Brisingamen

[ bree-sing-ah-men, bree-seen-gah-men ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

1. the magic necklace worn by Freya.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brisingamen¹

< Old Norse: necklace of the Brisings, akin to Old English Brōsinga mene; mane

Example Sentences

Hartley and Walter de la Mare, while writing more expansively about such YA classics as Lucy M. Boston’s “The Children of Green Knowe,” Susan Cooper’s “The Dark Is Rising” and, two of my favorites, Alan Garner’s “The Weirdstone of Brisingamen” and “The Owl Service.”

From Washington Post

I remember as a 10-year-old reading the account, in Alan Garner’s novel The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, of two children descending the mining tunnels that riddle the sandstone of Cheshire’s Alderley Edge.

From The Guardian

His best-remembered covers adorned Fontana ghost-story anthologies and Alan Garner novels, including The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.

From The Guardian

Click here to listen to a sample of Alan Garner’s “The Weirdstone of Brisingamen,” read by Philip Madoc.

From Washington Post

I myself am looking forward to listening to one of my favorite modern fantasies, Alan Garner’s “The Weirdstone of Brisingamen,” read by the incomparable Philip Madoc.

From Washington Post