Brisingamen

by Diana L. Paxson

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425072983
• ISBN13: 9780425072981
• Release Date: November 1984
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Engaging

I thought that Brisingamen was an engaging,interesting story,yes at first the lead protagonist starts out as a wishywashy,whiny girl who has no self worth. But slowly she comes to see her own inner strength, to stand on her own. My only dispointment was that there were not more female charecters who took on a "Goddess persona" but oh well. All the charecters,one can understand and sympathize with,even Loki/Duncan Flyte. I do not consider it to be out dated, I mean yes to a certain extent, the Vietnam war was over talked about,even today, But we should pause and concider,why is it so much talked about? Because it made a HUGE impact on alot of people's lives. Thank you for reading and have a blessed day

Modern Norse Pagan fantacy Novel

The Author, Diana Paxon is a respected elder in Asatru and so seeing a modern fantacy by her I had to read it. As the other reviewers here have noted, it is rather dated, there is a lot about the Vietnam war, including some social commentary on it, but that doesn't interfere with the story, rather gives background to some of the charachters and why they have developed in the way which they have.It begins as Karen, a shy grad student on the faculty at Berkley has discovered the legendary neclace of Freya, Brisingamen. Not knowing it's power, she wears it and soon the power of Freya, and those enemies and allies of Freya begin to work in her life. Soon, these forces culminate into an epic battle of the gods to stave off Ragnarok.Another note on the relgion portraied in the book. It was written at the time that the modern Asatru movement was only begining and those of you who are Asatru may be interrested in seeing how someone who is now an elder in the faith percieved things before any orgainisations existed.A very good book, and one I'll be sure to read again in the future.

Dated but still a great introduction to Norse mythic fiction

What would happen if Freya showed up in San Francisco in the not so distant past? This is the basis of for a very entertaining work which incorperates Norse Paganism, occultism and other supernatural streams which one might find in San Francisco in this time period. Sword and Sorcery during the Reagan era. A fun read from a past master of the art.