King Odin commanded Loki to steal the necklace, so Loki turned into a fly to sneak into Freyja's bower and stole it.

This kind of necklace was only worn by the most prominent women during the Iron Age and some have interpreted it as Freyja's necklace Brísingamen.

The necklace is called Brosinga mene, and the name is held to be either a corruption or a misspelling of OE Breosinga mene, ON Brisingamen, Freyja's necklace.

Richard North compares the gift of the necklace to Brosing, Freyja's Brisingamen and he comments that,

The poem Þrymskviða features Loki borrowing Freyja's cloak of feathers and Thor dressing up as Freyja to fool the lusty jötunn Þrymr.

The story has been described as " post-classical " due to elements such as the descriptor of Loki as " cunning " without apparent irony, featuring Freyja and Loki as court retainers, and the open representation of Freyja's sexuality that it features.

Female deities also play heavily into the Norse concept of death, where half of those slain in battle enter Freyja's field Fólkvangr, Hel receives the dead in her realm of the same name, and Rán receives those who die at sea.

In Norse mythology, Sessrúmnir ( Old Norse " seat-room " or " seat-roomer ") is both the goddess Freyja's hall located in Fólkvangr, a field where Freyja receives half of those who die in battle, and also the name of a ship.

Snorri Sturluson quoted this old poem in Skáldskaparmál, saying that because of this legend Heimdall is called " Seeker of Freyja's Necklace " ( Skáldskaparmál, section 8 ) and Loki is called " Thief of Brísingamen " ( Skáldskaparmál, section 16 ).

Freyja's husband, the god Óðr, is frequently absent.

Heimdallr is said to be the originator of social classes among mankind, once regained Freyja's treasured possession Brísingamen while doing battle in the shape of a seal with Loki, and Heimdallr and Loki are foretold to kill one another during the events of Ragnarök.

Þrymr finds the behaviour at odds with his impression of Freyja, and Loki, sitting before Þrymr and appearing as a " very shrewd maid ", makes the excuse that " Freyja's " behaviour is due to her having not consumed anything for eight entire days before arriving due to her eagerness to arrive.

Some claim " Friar's Heel " is a corruption of " Freyja's He-ol " from the Nordic goddess Freyja and the Welsh word for track.

According to the Prose Edda, within Fólkvangr is Freyja's hall Sessrúmnir.

In Norse mythology, Hildisvíni (“ battle swine ”) is Freyja's boar which she rides when not using her cat-drawn chariot.

It is also said to be Freyja's human lover, Otta, in disguise, and is the reason why Loki consistently accuses her of being " wanton " by riding her lover in public.

" According to Hilda Ellis Davidson, while Valhalla " is well known because it plays so large a part in images of warfare and death ," the significance of other halls in Norse mythology such as Ýdalir, and the goddess Freyja's afterlife location Fólkvangr has been lost.

Scholar Carolyne Larrington says that the identity of Œdi is uncertain ; it has been theorized that this may simply be Óðr, or that the figure may be another lover of Freyja's.

Scholar Viktor Rydberg proposed that Freyja's husband Oðr is identical with the hero Svipdag from the poems Grougaldr and Fjolsvinsmal.

Simek adds that although these similarities exist, there are things that speak against it, such as that " Freyja's tears for Odin and her search are unmotivated ," and that " the reference to Hnoss as their only child is surprising-why, for example, should Baldr not be mentioned?

* Freyja's husband Ód is often away on journeys, like Frigg's husband Odin.

Rydberg maintains that Svipdag is another name of Freyja's husband, Óðr.

Freyr is Freyja's older brother and the god of fertility.

Loki claims each of the gods and elves that are present have been Freyja's lover.

Freyja's name appears in numerous place names in Scandinavia, with a high concentration in southern Sweden.

Heimdallr may be connected to Mardöll, one of Freyja's names.

Þrymr then lifts " Freyja's " veil and wants to kiss " her " until catching the terrifying eyes staring back at him, seemingly burning with fire.

Chosen by Odin, half of those who die in combat travel to Valhalla upon death, led by valkyries, while the other half go to the goddess Freyja's field Fólkvangr.

In chapter 20, some of Freyja's names are listed and include " Van-deity " and " Van-lady ," and chapter 37 provides skaldic verse referring to Freyja as " Van-bride.

" Alaric Hall has equated the Vanir with the elves, and Joseph S. Hopkins and Haukur Þorgeirsson, building on suggestions by archaeologist Ole Crumlin-Pedersen and others, link the Vanir to ship burial customs among the North Germanic peoples, proposing an early Germanic model of a ship in a " field of the dead " that may be represented both by Freyja's afterlife field Fólkvangr and by the Old English Neorxnawang ( the mysterious first element of which may be linked to the name of Freyja's father, Njörðr ).

Selecting among half of those who die in battle ( the other half go to the goddess Freyja's afterlife field Fólkvangr ), the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin.

And first Odin's goblet was emptied for victory and power to his king ; thereafter, Njörd's and Freyja's goblets for peace and a good season.

The Prose Edda and Heimskringla, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, both describe Óðr as Freyja's husband and father of her daughter Hnoss.

* Brisingamen — a necklace belonging to the Norse goddess Freyja.

* Freyja also has three special artefacts, including the priceless necklace Brisingamen, a cloak that allows her to assume the form of a falcon and a chariot drawn by a pair of great cats.

Beowulf gives her three horses and a magnificent torc ( the Brosing, i. e. Brisingamen, the necklace of the goddess Freyja ) that he received from Wealhþeow.

Reiya becomes Freyja when the necklace Brisingamen is put around her neck, but reverts back to Reiya when the necklace is removed, with no memory of what happens while wearing it.

The story borrowed parts of Heimskringla, parts of the poem Lokasenna ( of Gefjon sleeping with a boy for a necklace ), parts of the Húsdrápa poem ( of Loki stealing Brisingamen ), and the eternal battle Hjaðningavíg.

None of the other familiar characters make an appearance in this episode, and it features different character designs for Hercules ( who in this one short has a yellow belt and wristbands, with a black H in block lettering on the belt ; the ring is of similar design, large and yellow, with a black H in a giant sunburst ) and Helena ( who has a different hairstyle, a silver necklace, and more makeup than her later versions ).

The southern gate statue has many unusual features — an unusual headgear ; a large skull above the forehead ; lips parted with protruding teeth ; statues adorned with a single bead necklace, earrings, plain twisted armlets and thick wrist-lets ; a stooped right shoulder ; a globe held at navel level ; the robe is held at the right thigh by the left hand, and the legs are shapeless.

Required features of female dress were earrings, bracelets, beads, and, among wealthy Gagauz, a necklace of gold coins.

A new variety that arrived in 2012 features ' Wilma Flintstone ' on the box ( as part of a ' Meet the Flintstones ' promotional campaign ), and features sweetened orange, red, and white rice cereal pieces with white marshmallows that match the ' rock ' necklace that Wilma wears.