1555 Collection (#5)

Fir-Twig Used as Torch
In Sweden, twigs from fir trees are used as torches which they carry in their mouths

Scandinavian Magician
A Scandinavian magician who can cross the sea standing on a whalebone

Children to Baptism
A Scandinavian couple on skis take their children to the church to be baptised : due to the long journey, they take them in batches, carrying them on their backs in baskets

Demons of the Mines
The demons of the mines : medieval mining scene, with an image of a demon hidden in the corner

Fishing / Wading / 1555
Fishing by wading neck-deep in the sea and pulling a floated net along by hand

Catching Wolf-Fish / 1555
Catching wolf-fish

Salt in Scandinavia
Preparing salt in Scandinavia

Salmon Fishing / Scandinav
Catching salmon in Scandinavia, and the various processes of preserving and preparing the fish

Using Fire to Catch Fish
Two fishermen, one in a boat, the other perched on a sheet of ice, use a fire to attract fish before spearing them with long-handled tridents

Fishing / Magnus / 1555
Crowned rock, where the author was nearly shipwrecked in 1519, but where vast numbers of fish were caught

16C Scandinavian Bakers
Baking in progress in 16th century Scandinavia

Fishing through Ice / 1555
Two fishermen break open the ice and fish through these holes with lines and nets

Fishing Scene / 1555
Two men haul in a net full of fish, from ice-capped waters judging by their spike-soled footwear and warm winter clothing

Jesuits in the Congo
The ruler of the Congo, angered when the Jesuit missionaries try to make him renounce his latest wife, expels them from his country

Frenchwoman 1555
Lady of the period of Henri II, with a hooded cape over her high-necked gown

Georg Agricola Bauer
GEORG AGRICOLA BAUER Considered the father of mineralogy, basing writings on observation and enquiry rather than received opinion

Henri II of Navarre
HENRI d ALBRET, titular king of NAVARRE grandfather of Henri IV

Elk-Drawn Sleigh
Sledge pulled by an elk in medieval Scandinavia

Reindeer Pull Snowboat
Reindeer pull a snow-boat across the ice

Fur Lined Sledge 1555
The Scandinavians of old would line their sledges with furs. Date: 1555

Horse Sledge on Ice
A horse pulls a sledge laden with casks along the ice

Hunting on Ski 1555
Hunters and huntress of Northern Norway, with their dog, pursue their quarry on skis

Coping with Ice
Implements used by the Scandinavians to cope with ice, including spiked shoes for horses and men, axes and pikes

Northern Winter
The bitter cold of the Northern winter, when the sun hardly rises above the horizon

FISH FALLL
A fall of fish

Smelting Ore, Sweden
Medieval depiction of smelting ore, Sweden

Metal Mines in Sweden
A map of the metal mines in old Sweden

Weighing & Measuring
Medieval depiction of weighing and measuring, Sweden

Fire-Breathing Horse
A mechanical horse that breathes fire

Fire Alarms Horses / 1555
Northern warriors use fires on mountaintops to alarm horses with flames and smoke

Olaus Magnus / Navigation
Sailing by the wind

Triangular Bombard 1555
Triangular bombard

Slings / Heated Stones
Using slings with heated stones

Bombarding Northern City
Artillery bombarding a northern city

Bombards 1555
Bombards firing on a city

Using Fireships / 1555
Using fireships against coastal defences

Shielded Artillery 1555
Shielded artillery

Northerners & Bow 1555
Northerners learning to use the bow

Wagon W / Rotating Blades
An armoured wagon with rotating blades

Scandinavia Lodgings
Places where winter travellers may lodge in Scandinavia

Scandinavian Demons 1555
In Scandinavia, the demons are well-disposed, and if treated well will do useful jobs about the house, in the mines, and helping travellers

Fireboats Destroy Bridge
Using fireboats to destroy a wooden bridge

Swedish Werewolves
Some men transform themselves into wolves, the better to serve their Master, the Devil

Flying Werewolves
Men who transform themselves into wolves also acquire the ability to fly

Meaning of Storms
Thunderstorms had different esoteric significances at different times of the year, so Scandinavian priests consult their runes

Sun / Olaus Magnus / 1555
A face is seen in the sun

FINE ( 1491 - 1555 )
ORONCE FINE (FINAEUS) - French mathematician and astronomer

Henri II of Navarre wooing Marguerite de Valois
Henri II de Navarre (1503-1555, reigned from 1517), wooing his future wife Marguerite de Valois (1492-1549) -- they married in 1526, and she then became known as Marguerite de Navarre

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