Classic Illustrations from Norse Mythology

Themes in Old Norse Mythological Art
Heimdall
The Watchman of the Gods
and the Gjallarhorn

See Also: The Capture and Binding of Loki

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Heimdallur
1680 Edda Oblongata
Heimdallur
1760 Snorra Edda

The Ragnarok Frieze:
Heimdall and his Nine Mothers
1821 H.E. Freund

1829 Artist Unknown
Author: Gustav T. Legis

1832 Amelia Schoppe

1838 Knut Baade

1838 Mythologie Pittoresque
ou Histoire Méthodique Universelle des Faux Dieux
by Joseph-Jacques Odolant-Desnos

Design Sketch 18
Wall Banner

1845 Lorenz Frölich
Mindeblade om den Nordiske Høitid
Souvenir Book of the Nordic Festival, 13 January 1845
An Autograhie of Frølich, Lundbye and Skovgaard

Note the face on the sword hilt.

Heimdall Returns Brisingamen to Freyja
1845 Nils Blommer

Heimdall's Horn Calls the Warriors to Battle
Scene from The Edda Frieze
1856 Wilhelm Engelhardt

Heimdall
1854 Constantin Hansen

Hejmdal Listens at Bifröst
1861 Constantin Hansen

1893 Carl Frederick von Saltza

The Birth of Heimdall
1882 Karl Ehrenberg

Heimdall
1882 E. Meissner

Heimdall as Rig
1882 Carl Emil Doepler, Sr.

Heimdall Pleads with Hel for Idun's Release
1882 Carl Emil Doepler, Sr.

1885 Lorenz Frølich
Illustrations for The Gods of the North
Colorizing is Modern.

Heimdall Welcomes Heroes into Valhalla

Heimdall on his horse Gulltopp leads the Gods
over Bifrost as Thor wades.

Heimdall (center) with Loki and Bragi
plead with Idun

Heimdall as Rig

Heimdall visits Fadir and Modir

Heimdall Instructs Jarl

1897 Rolf Adlersparre (1859-1943)
Guardians of Djurgård's Bridge: Heimdall

Heimdall Blows the Gjallarhorn
1894 Nordische Göttersage Trading Cards (Ref. S412)
Liebig Meat Products

1907 Nils Asplund
Heimdall as Culture Bringer

1905 Carl Emil Doepler, Jr.

1908 A.V
Author: Kata Dahlström

Heimdall and his Nine Mothers
1908 William G. Collingwood

1908 Dorothy Hardy

Heimdall Warns the Gods
1909 Maria Klugh

Heimdall Blows the Gjallarhorn
1920 Franz Stassen