NorseMap

Items

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  Person

  Hervör
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  Painting

  'Hervör wakes her father Angantýr’s ghost' (C. Gottlieb Kratzenstein-Stub)

  The legendary hero Hervör retrieves the family sword from her father's burial mound on the island of Samsø in this story from Norse legend.
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  Concept

  Female warrior
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  Concept

  Heroine
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  Concept

  Heroic legend
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  Drawing

  Illustration
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  Drawing

  Dwarfs (I. Mazzanti)

  Illustration of dwarfs by Isabella Mazzanti from the book "Legends of Norse Mythology" by Tom Birkett (Quarto / Wide Eyed Books, 2023)
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  Physical Object

  The Drävle Runestone

  The eleventh-century Drävle Runestone (U 1163) depicts scenes from the Sigurd legend, including what may be a representation of Andvari with a large ring.
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  Concept

  Runestone
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  Concept

  Sigurd
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  Concept

  Fafnir
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  Painting

  'Meadow Elves' (N. Blommér)

  Painting “Ängsälvor” ('Meadow Elves') by Nils Blommér (1850)
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  Painting

  'Dancing Elves' (A. Malmström)

  Painting Älvalek, or 'Dancing Elves' by August Malmström
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  Concept

  Norns
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  Sculpture

  'The Three Norns' (H. Heinsen)

  A wooden and rope sculpture outside the entrance to Ribe VikingeCenter in Denmark. The Norns were the entities in Norse mythology responsible for weaving the fate of all living things.
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  Concept

  Troll
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  Sculpture

  The Fremont Troll

  Troll sculpture created by local artists beneath Seattle's Aurora Bridge.
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  Concept

  Bracteate
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  Physical Object

  Týr Bracteate

  Týr bracteate from Trollhättan, Västergötland (Sweden)
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  Drawing

  The Norse God Tyr ( ÍB 299 4to)

  The Norse god Tyr is identified with the Roman god Mars in the 18th century Icelandic manuscript ÍB 299 4to
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  Drawing

  Loki (I. Mazzanti)

  Illustration of Loki by Isabella Mazzanti from the book "Legends of Norse Mythology" by Tom Birkett (Quarto / Wide Eyed Books, 2023)
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  Drawing

  'The Punishment of Loki' (J. D. Penrose)

  The Punishment of Loki, a painting by James Doyle Penrose, R.H.A. (1862-1932). Loki is tied to a cliff, and cowers before a snake, coiled around a nearby tree and menacing at him from inches away.
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  Concept

  Pendant
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  Physical Object

  The Aska Pendant

  Silver pendant possibly depicting the goddess Freyja, from a grave find at Aska, Östergötland (Sweden).
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  Painting

  'Freyja and the Necklace' (J. D. Penrose)

  Painting by Irish artist James Doyle Penrose, depicting the Norse goddess Freyja with her legendary necklace, the Brísingamen.