Toggle mobile menu

Þórr's Fishing Trip

Þórr's Fishing Trip
  • Creator: Arthur Rackham 1867-1939
  • Description: This scene is from the 1907 edition of The Land of Enchantment, a collection of Arthur Rackham's illustrations that originally appeared in the Victorian era periodical "Little Folks" between 1896 and 1902. This illustration, from the chapter Stories from the Eddas, depicts a Victorian era retelling of Þórr's Fishing Trip. Þórr is about to pull Miðgarðsormr into the boat but the giant Hymir is reaching out to cut Þórr's fishing line. The caption reads "Hymir rushed forward and cut through the line." [the text that is being illustrated is on p. 134}
  • Source: Stories From the Eddas
  • Folio or Page: 135
  • Medium: pen and ink
  • Date: 1907
  • Dimensions (mm): 135 x 190
  • Provenance:
    This illustration is from The Land of Enchantment.
  • Rights:
    This illustration from The Land of Enchantment is in the public domain.
  • Research notes, early print reviews, etc.:
    Black and white image on Wiki Commons
  • Bibliography:

    Editions

    Buchheim, E. S. Stories from the Eddas. The Land of Enchantment. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. [Reprinted from “Little Folks.”]. Cassells, 1907, pp.11-144.
  • Identity Number: LndEnchMnt-1907-135-01
  • Download size: 3.2 KB
  • Source code of this document: [XML]
Buchheim, Emma Sophia   Rackham, Arthur   The Land of Enchantment   Edwardian   Þórr's Fishing Trip   Þórr, Thor   Hymir   Miðgarðsormr, Midgard Serpent   Jörmungandr, Jormungand   ormr, serpent  

Cite this page

Linked items

Creatures: animals, birds, monsters etc.

Jörmungandr (non.) Jormungand (en.) A monstrous serpent who is the progeny of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. This serpent is also known as Miðgarðsormr and, in English, the Midgard Serpent.
Miðgarðsormr (non.) Midgard Serpent (en.) A monstrous serpent who is the progeny of Loki and the giantess Angrboða. This serpent is also known as Jörmungandr and in English as the Midgard Serpent.

Giants and Giantesses

Hymir (non.) Hymir is the giant who went fishing with Þórr for Miðgarðsormr and cut the line when Þórr caught the serpent.

Gods and Goddesses

Þórr (non.) Thor (en.) In the Prose Edda, Þórr is the son of Óðinn and the giantess Jörð. However, in Heimskringla, he is a mortal.

Myths

Þórr's Fishing Trip This myth relates the story of Þórr's almost successful attempt to catch Miðgarðsormr on a fishing line. The giant Hymir does not cut Þórr's fishing line in the poem Hymiskiða. Hymir only cuts the line in Snorri's Edda.

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).
ormr (non.) serpent (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.

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.
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.