Braga-women. Northern priestesses, [102]
Bragi (brä′gē). Heroes welcomed to Asgard by, [19]; Gunlod, mother of, [39]; god of music and eloquence, [100]–110; birth of, [100]; the absence of, [105]; Idun mourns for, [106]; Idun sought by, [109]; remains with Idun in Nifl-heim, [110]; heroes welcomed by Heimdall and, [151]; Ægir delights in tales of, [188]; compared to Greek divinities, [353]
Branstock (bran′stok). Oak in Volsungs’ hall, [253]; sword thrust in the, [254]; Sigmund under the, [263]
Brechta (brek′tȧ). Frigga, [56]
Breidablik (brī′dȧ-blik). Balder’s palace, [197]; Balder’s corpse carried to, [205]; compared to Apollo’s palace, [360]
Bretland (bret′land). Mound in, where Soté hides, [304]
Brimer (bri′mer). Hall of giants, [340]
Brisinga-men (bri-sing′ȧ-men). Necklace of Freya, [134]; Loki attempts to steal, [149], [356]; emblem of fruitfulness, [150]; made by dwarfs, [242]
Brock. Jealousy of, [65]; Loki’s wager with, [65]; three treasures of, [67]; wager won by, [67]; story compared with that of Io, [351]
Brocken (brǒk′en). Witches’ dance on the, [137]; Norns on the, [171]