Norse Collection (page 3)

Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen, monumental Roman column erected in Lutetia (Paris) in honour of Jupiter by the guild of boatmen in the 1st century AD

Beserks Biting their Shields - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields from a collection of ninety-three pieces found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Europe, Norway, Troms: winter camping under the northern lights in the Lyngen Alps

Ancient Germanic gods and kings: Flins and Radgost
Ancient Germanic deities and kings: Flinna or Flins, god of death in Wendish mythology, idol of the Vandals 1, and Radagasto or Radgost with ax, bird crown and bull breastplate

Ancient Germanic gods: Irmensula, Crodo and Prono
Ancient Germanic deities: Irmensula, god of the Saxons and Westphalians depicted in medieval armour 1, Crodo or Cronus (Saturn) with spear and shield 2, and Prono or Brennus

View of the encampment of German and Roman armies
View of the battle formation, encampment and entrenchment of German and Roman armies in ancient Germany. Roman legions with eagles, cavalry and barracks

The god Thor and goddess Nehalennia
Germanic or Norse deities: the god Thor and goddess Nehalennia. Labeled with their interpretatio romana translations Hercules Magusanus and Massom Salus (Massonius Laetus)

Marstrand Castle; Marstrands Fastning, 1893 (charcoal, pen and black ink
659590 Marstrand Castle; Marstrands Fastning, 1893 (charcoal, pen and black ink and watercolour on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); 74.3x128.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The settlement Qassiarsuk, probably the old Brattahlid, the home of Erik the Red. America, North America, Greenland, Denmark

Sigurd kills the Dragon, Fafnir. Detail of wood panel of Hylestad Church, Norway
Sigurd kills the Dragon, Fafnir, wood panel of Hylestad Church, Norway, late 12th-13th century. Natural History Museum, Oslo

Europe, Norway, Troms: epic sunset over the Lyngen Alps

King Canute (Cnut)
KING CNUT / CANUTE King of England (1016-35) and Denmark (1018-35). Date: 11th century

Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, WW1
Cartoon, Kaiser Carnival and his cortege, showing Kaiser Wilhelm being carried along on a float, with various figures around him, including Death, a spy, a sorceress

THE WILD HUNT
DIE WILDE JAGD - the Wild hunt

BERTHOLD
Berthold, Graf von Rhein, narrowly avoids death from the Demon of Blasphemy by uttering a timely prayer

A ride in the magic Sleigh. Date: 1879

Per Gynt. Date: 1879

BEOWULF'S DEATH
The elderly Beowulf finally dies after an encounter with a dragon

Bifrost or The Rainbow Bridge leading to the Afterlife
Bifrost - a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (the world) and Asgard (the realm of the gods) in Norse mythology. 1916

Piece of jewellery decorated with precious stones (gold, ruby, emerald and sapphire)
KND176632 Piece of jewellery decorated with precious stones (gold, ruby, emerald and sapphire) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: possibly a ring or a brooch;)

Detail of a sword hilt with stamped decoration (brass and iron)
KND176633 Detail of a sword hilt with stamped decoration (brass and iron) by Viking, (6th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: poignee d'epee a decor estampe;)

Detail of an ornamental head, from a wagon (wood)
KND176634 Detail of an ornamental head, from a wagon (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Carved relief depicting a knight and two figures, from a wagon found at Oseberg, Norway (wood)
KND165530 Carved relief depicting a knight and two figures, from a wagon found at Oseberg, Norway (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Detail of a carved rowlock, from a ship (wood)
KND176628 Detail of a carved rowlock, from a ship (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Selection of jewellery found at Hoen, Norway (gold and semi-precious stones)
KND176637 Selection of jewellery found at Hoen, Norway (gold and semi-precious stones) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: also known as The Hoen Hoard';)

Detail of an ornamental head, from a sledge in the Oseburg burial (wood)
KND176639 Detail of an ornamental head, from a sledge in the Oseburg burial (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal)
KND176627 An assortment of tools and spearheads (wood and metal) by Viking, (6th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: outils et pointes de lance;)

Detail of an animal pulling a cart, from a tapestry found with the Oseberg ship (textile)
KND176631 Detail of an animal pulling a cart, from a tapestry found with the Oseberg ship (textile) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Detail of an animal head carving, from a sledge found with the Oseberg ship (wood)
KND176630 Detail of an animal head carving, from a sledge found with the Oseberg ship (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Weathervane, from Sweden (gilt bronze)
KND177103 Weathervane, from Sweden (gilt bronze) by Viking, (11th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: originally on the prow of a warship then used as weather-vane on a church;)

Figurehead from a longship, found at Oseburg, Norway (wood)
KND171549 Figurehead from a longship, found at Oseburg, Norway (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: baton processional a tete d'animal;)

Prow detail from a boat, c. 850 (wood and ceramic)
KND176638 Prow detail from a boat, c.850 (wood and ceramic) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: So-called "Buddha bucket")

The Gokstad Longship (photo)
KND177104 The Gokstad Longship (photo) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Detail of the prow of the Gokstad Viking longship (wood)
KND176636 Detail of the prow of the Gokstad Viking longship (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Two men fighting, detail from the side of a sledge, from the Oseberg burial (wood)
KND177106 Two men fighting, detail from the side of a sledge, from the Oseberg burial (wood) by Viking, (9th century); Viking Ship Museum, Oslo, Norway

Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas)
6262845 Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Lehmann, Carl Peter (1794-1876); 86x115 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Vikings disembarking in England during the second wave of migration (vellum)
IND325851 Vikings disembarking in England during the second wave of migration (vellum) by Scandinavian School, (10th century); Bymuseum, Oslo, Norway; Index Fototeca

Freja Seeking Her Husband, 1852 (oil on canvas)
3086717 Freja Seeking Her Husband, 1852 (oil on canvas) by Blommer, Nils (1816-53); 133x197 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: In Norse mythology)

King Harald fighting a dragon, illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus (1490-1558)
CHT224868 King Harald fighting a dragon, illustration from Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus by Olaus Magnus (1490-1558), published in Rome, 1555 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Italian School

Vikings on a plundering expedition in the 9th century (engraving)
1127234 Vikings on a plundering expedition in the 9th century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Military Pictures

The Killing of Balder, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w / c on paper) (see also 69854)
MGN169947 The Killing of Balder, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w/c on paper) (see also 69854) by Icelandic School, (18th century); Arni Magnusson Institute, Reykjavik

Ny Kgl Saml 1867. 4, s. 95v The Killing of Balder (pen & ink and w / c on paper) (see also 169947)
XTD69854 Ny Kgl Saml 1867.4, s.95v The Killing of Balder (pen & ink and w/c on paper) (see also 169947) by Icelandic School, (18th century); Royal Library, Copenhagen

Thor Catching the Midgard Serpent, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
MGN169950 Thor Catching the Midgard Serpent, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Icelandic School, (18th century); Arni Magnusson Institute, Reykjavik

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Greenland, Tunulliarfik, Igaliku near Brattahlid. Historic Erik the Red's Eastern Settlement and ruins of Gardar, religious heart of 12th c. Norse Greenland

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Greenland, Tunulliarfik, Igaliku near Brattahlid. Historic Erik the Red's Eastern Settlement and ruins of Gardar, religious heart of 12th c. Norse Greenland

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Greenland, Tunulliarfik, Qassiarsuk. Home to historic Brattahlid, Erik the Red's Eastern Settlement. Leif Erikson statue. (Large format sizes available) Date: 17/02/2010

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Greenland, Tunulliarfik, Overview of Qassiarsuk and Brattahlid, Erik the Red's Eastern Settlement Viking colony. Farm fields. (Large format sizes available) Date: 17/02/2010

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Greenland, Brattahlid (Qassiarsuk). Viking Eastern Settlement, 10th century. Footprint of Thjodhild's Chapel ruins, first church in New World. (Large format sizes available) Date: 17/02/2010

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