1885
30 Pages of illustrations from
Nordens Guder
by Adam Oehlenschläger
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Nordens Guder
(Nordic Gods) with illustrations by Lorenz Frølich consists of
six booklets with 5 prints in each. The booklets were published
in Copenhagen, the first two in 1875, the last four in 1877.
An explanatory text is included in each one. |
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Booklet
1
2
3
4
5
6
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The Norns |

King Gylfi and Gefjun
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Frey and Gerd
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Loki and Sif
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Loki bets his head with the dwarves Brokk and Sindri
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Loki's Punishment
One son is turned into a wolf and slays the other
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The Birth and Death of Ymir
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The Creation of Man
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The Brood of Loki and Angrboda
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Hrafnagaldur Odins:
Heimdall, Loki and Bragi question Idun
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Baldur's Dreams
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Hermod's Ride to Hel
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The Ride to Valhall
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Heimdal opens Valhall's door for the Valkyries
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Freyja obtains Brisingsamen and loses Odur
Freyja and Ottar (Odur) meet Hyndla
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Idun collects and distributes the Golden Apples of Youth |

Odin, Hoenir, and Loki confront Thjazi
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Idunna and Thjazi
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Thor and Geirrod's daughters |

Thor, Thjalfi and Roskva swim in the swollen stream
Skrymir leads Thor and his companions
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Odin invites Hrungnir into Asgard after a horserace
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Thor defeats Hrungnir, Magni lifts Hrungnir's leg off Thor,
The Sorceress Groa chants the stone from Thor's head
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Thor and Hymir 1
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Thor and Hymir 2
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Thor fishing for the Midgard Serpent
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Thor and Hymir 3
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Poor Quality Digital Image
Top image appears to depict the battle with Hrungnir
[or possibly Thor throwing the cup at Hymir's head].
The bottom image may depict Thor with a chunk of
Hrungnir's hone in his head. |

Thor and Thrym 1
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Thor and Thrym 2
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Thor and Thrym 3
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GJOGLIERET I UTGARD
Special Thanks to Joe Naylor
for locating these. |

Top: The Eating Contest between Loki and Logi (Wildfire)
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Thor drinks from the horn of the sea
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Thor lifts Utgard-Loki's Cat (Jörmungand)
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Thor wrestles Elli (Old Age)
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Canto 5: "The Chief of Utgard led them out"
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