Norse Collection (page 3)

All Faiths Cross
A non-Christian cross and solar disk on the exterior of Atlantic House, London, which represents the generic multi faith ideal of sacrifice. The disc representing Odin. Date: 1930s

Rhinemaidens Tell Loge
Loke/Loge (fiery spirit) with the Rhine Maidens

Freya & Maidens
Freya (Frigga) and her handmaidens

Freia Abducted by Giants
Freia/Freya abducted by the giants Fasolt and Fafner

Birds Instruct Sigurd
Part of the epic Nibelungenlied. Sigurd (Siegfried, having tasted dragons blood, can understand the birds who give him helpful instructions

Hennegraben of Windeck
The fairytale origin of the Hennegraben of windeck - a great trench. A witch gives a hen to the nephews of the Dean of Strassburg with which to make the trench

Grendel & Victims
Grendel, a scaly monster from the marshes, with several unfortunate young Danish victims he has abducted by night from Heorot, the court of King Hrothgar

Vikings Approach
Viking ships approach the east Anglian coast of England, carrying Danish raiders to Britain

Knur & Spell Game
An enthralled crowd watch a game of Knur and Spell, traditionally played in the North of England from Medieval times, from the Norse nurspel ( ball game )

Charlemagnes Tomb
The emperor Otto III visits Charlemagnes tomb at Aachen, where he is supposed to be sleeping until his people shall have need of him once more

Myth / German and Norse
King Hejmer and Aslaug - as a wandering harpist

Niorder & Skadi on their way to Noatun

Rhine Myth / Mauseturm
Der Mauseturm in the Rhein - the subject of legend

Rhinemaiden
A Rhinemaiden sees the Rhine- gold in danger

Eigel Shoots Apple
Eigel shoots the apple off his sons head

Fridthjof & Ingeborg
In order to see Ingeborg, his beloved, Fridthjof visits the court of her husband, King Ring, disguised as a salt miner. Ingeborg recognises him

Aslaug & Heimer
Aslaug (Aslog), the daughter of the Volsung Sigurd & the Valkyrie Brynhild, with her foster father Heimer who saved her, hiding her in the sound board of his harp

Ogers Feast

Grendels Mother
Beowulf has an underwater fight with the mother of the monster Grendel

Beowulf & Aschere
Beowulf finds the severed head of his comrade Aschere (a victim of Grendel the monster)

Odin Consults a Wolwa
Odin consults a wolwa, a seeress who can tell him his destiny

Loki as a Serpent
Loki, the trickster, in the form of a serpent

Thor and Skrymir
Thor spends the night in a strange building which turns out to be the glove of the giant Skrymir

Thor and Hymir go fishing for the World Serpent : they catch it, but Hymir, terrified, cuts the line, for which Thor, not unreasonably, kills him

VALKYRIES
Valkyries = Choosers of the Slain : warrior handmaidens of Odin, they select warriors who are destined to die, and escort them to Valhalla where they feast for evermore

Wotan, Balders Horse
Wotan heals Balders horse

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