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The Battle of Ragnarök

The Battle of Ragnarök
  • Creator: George Hand Wright 1872-1951
  • Description: This scene is from the 1902 edition of Hamilton Wright Mabie's retelling of The Battle of Ragnarök in Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas (1882). George Hand Wright's illustration depicts the beginning of the battle with Óðinn riding Sleipnir and using his spear Gungnir to fight Fenrir. The scene also includes Þórr using his hammer Mjöllnir to combat Miðgarðsormr.
  • Source: Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas
  • Folio or Page: 240
  • Medium: colour halftone reproduction
  • Date: 1902
  • Dimensions (mm): 95 x 155
  • Provenance:
    This illustration is from Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas from the collection of P.A. Baer
  • Rights:
    This illustration from Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas is in the public domain.
  • Research notes, early print reviews, etc.:
    Early print review: "Norse Stories has for years past been considered the best collection of Norse myths for school use. The events in the life of the gods are all told, but one misses the glorious fierce movement, the simple dramatic action of these human gods" (Thorne-Thomsen 330).Full text of the review.
  • Bibliography:

    Primary Sources

    Mabie, Hamilton Wright. Norse Stories, Retold from the Eddas. London: Grant Richards, 1902.

    Secondary Sources

    Thorne-Thomsen, Gudrun . Review of Norse Stories Retold from the Eddas, by Hamilton Wright Mabie. The Elementary School Teacher, vol. 3, no. 5, 1 Jan. 1903: 330. Web. August 2, 2021.
  • Identity Number: NrsStr-1902-240-01
  • Download size: 4.2 MB
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Mabie, Hamilton Wright   Wright, George Hand   Norse Stories, Retold from the Eddas   Victorian   Edwardian   Þórr, Thor   Óðinn, Odin   Fenrir   Sleipnir   Gungnir   Mjöllnir, Mjollnir   Miðgarðsormr, Midgard Serpent   úlfr, wolf   ormr, serpent   hamarr, hammer   The Battle of Ragnarök  

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