Description: This scene is from the 1903 edition of Ernest
Edwin
Speight's Children of Odin that was first published
in 1901. The ilustration is from a retelling of Færeyinga saga and
depicts Sigmundr
Brestisson and Þórir
Beinisson seeking refuge at the cottage
of an outlaw named Wolf.
Source: Children of Odin
Folio or Page: 137
Medium: Not Known.
Date: 1901
Dimensions (mm): 95 x 135
Provenance:
This illustration is from The
Children of Odin from the collection of P. A. Baer.
Rights:
This illustration from Children of
Odin is in the public domain.
Research notes, early print reviews, etc.:
Early Print Review of The Children of Odin:
"The book is copiously illustrated, but we cannot regard this as a merit, for
the artist, whose name is not given, has evidently little acquaintance with
Northern literature, and has read the letterpress very hurriedly and
carelessly." Review by A.F.M in Saga-Book III of the Viking Club. (London:
Private Printing of the Viking Society. 1903), 491. Accessed through
http://vsnrweb-publications.org.uk/ on 12 January 2022.
Bibliography:
Editions
Speight, E
E. Children of Odin.
London: H. Marshall ,
1903.
Secondary Sources
M., A.
F..
"Review of The Children of Odin by E. E. Speight" in
Saga-Book III of the Viking Club
London: Private Printing of the Viking
Society, 1903.
Laliberte,
Camille (en.)
b. 19th December 1998
Occupation: Research Assistant
Historical Persons, i.e. from Heimskringla, Saxo, sagas etc.
Sigmundr
Brestisson (non.)
Sigmund
Brestisson (en.)
The cousin of Þórir Beinisson in Færeyinga
Saga, who together with his cousin was sold into slavery in
Norway.
Þórir
Beinisson (non.)
Thorir
Beinisson (en.)
The cousin of Sigmundr in Færeyinga Saga, who
together with his cousin was sold into slavery in Norway.
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).
Source Materials:
Children of Odin (en.)
Children's book by Ernest Edwin Speight published in 1901. The
illustrations in MyNDIR are from the second edition that was published
in 1903. Disambiguation: This book should not be confused with The Children of Odin by Padriac
Colum published in 1920 that was illustrated by Willy Pogany.
Færeyinga Saga (is.)
The Saga of the Faroe Islanders (is.)
An early 13th-century Icelandic saga concerning the Christinaization
of the Faroe Islands.
Source Persons
Collingwood,
W.
G. (en.)
b. 6th August 1854
d. 1st October 1932
Nationality: English
Collingwood was an author, artist, and a professor at University
College Reading.
Speight, Ernest
Edwin (en.)
b. 6 December 1871
d. 17 September 1949
Nationality: English
Occupation: Author, Professor of English
Residence: Yorkshire, England
Ernest Edwin Speight, better known as E. E. Speight, was an English
professor who worked in India and Japan. He authored Children of Odin,
as well as numerous English textbooks. He was awarded the Fifth Class of
the Order of the Rising Sun by the Emperor of Japan for his services as
a teacher.
