Sigurd Slaying Fafnir
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Dwarves and Elves
Andvari (non.)
The dwarf who shapeshifted into a pike and lived under a waterfall.
Loki caught him and forced him to give up his gold and his magic ring
Andvaranaut.
Historical Persons, i.e. from Heimskringla, Saxo, sagas etc.
Fáfnir (non.)
Fafnir (en.)
One of Hreiðmarr's sons, in Völsunga Saga who
killed his father in order to get the hoard of gold that included the
magic ring Andvaranaut. Fáfnir then changed himself into a dragon to
guard the gold and was eventually killed by Sigurðr Fáfnisbani.
Sigurðr
Fáfnisbani (non.)
Sigurd
the Dragon Slayer (en.)
The legendary hero in Völsunga
Saga who killed the dragon Fáfnir, rode through the flame
wall to awaken Brynhildr. He promised to marry her but due to sorcery
married Guðrún and tricked Brynhildr into marrying Gunnarr.
Nouns
Edwardian (en.)The
Edwardian era began with the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910
(January 22, 1901 - 28 July, 1914). However, the era's end date is
sometimes extended to the beginning of World War 1 (28 July
1914).
dreki (non.)
dragon (en.)
Source Materials:
The Land of Enchantment (en.)
A collection of Arthur Rackham's illustrations that originally
appeared in the Victorian era periodical " Little Folks " between 1896
and 1902.
Völsunga saga (is.)
Saga of the Volsungs (en.)
An Old Norse legendary saga drawn from Germanic legends preserved in
the Eddas concerning the origin and fall of the Volsoungs, and also the
fall of the Burgundians. This saga inspired much of Richard Wagner's
creation of The Ring of the
Nebilung.
Source Persons
Buchheim, Emma
Sophia (en.)
Nationality: English
b. 1860
d. 1951
Nationality: Bristish
Occupation: British academic; lecturer on German, King's College London
The author of Stories From the Eddas, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, published in Little Folks.
b. 1860
d. 1951
Nationality: Bristish
Occupation: British academic; lecturer on German, King's College London
The author of Stories From the Eddas, illustrated by Arthur Rackham, published in Little Folks.
Rackham,
Arthur (no.)
b. 1867
d. 1939
Nationality: English
Occupation: illustrator
Residence: London
One of the most prominent illustrators during the Golden Age of British Book Illustration (c. 1880 - 19300). His illustrations of Norse mythology frequently appeared in "Little Folks" which were collected and published in the Land of Enchantment. Rackham also created 64 coloured plates for the English translation of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, The Ring of the Niblung. The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie bound with Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods.
d. 1939
Nationality: English
Occupation: illustrator
Residence: London
One of the most prominent illustrators during the Golden Age of British Book Illustration (c. 1880 - 19300). His illustrations of Norse mythology frequently appeared in "Little Folks" which were collected and published in the Land of Enchantment. Rackham also created 64 coloured plates for the English translation of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, The Ring of the Niblung. The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie bound with Siegfried and the Twilight of the Gods.