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Project Gutenberg EPUB3 edition
Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)
Braga-ful (brä′gȧ′ful). Toast in honour of Bragi, 102
Braga-men. Northern scalds, 102
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
Brownies. Same as dwarfs, 239; same as elves, 246
Brunhild (bro͞on′hild). A Valkyr, 173, 179; Sigurd finds, 279; Sigurd wooes, 280; Sigurd marries, 281; Sigurd forgets, 282; Gunnar loves, 283; Gunnar wooes by proxy, 284; wrath and jealousy of, 287; Högni swears to avenge, 288; rejoices at death of Sigurd, 289; death of, 289; Atli, brother of, 291; compared to Greek divinities, 297, 363, 364
Brunnaker (bro͞on′na-ker). Idun’s grove in, 105
Burgundian (bẽr-gun′di-an). Ildico, a princess, 89; Gunnar, a monarch, 297
Buri (bur′ē). Creation of, 3; giants’ war against, 4
Buri. Grove where Frey and Gerda meet, 121
Byzantine (bi-zan′tīn). Teutonic race influenced by that faith, 249