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"In Wolf's Cottage"

"In Wolf's Cottage"
  • Creator: Collingwood, W. G.
  • 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.
  • Identity Number: ChnOdn-1903-137-01
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Speight, Ernest Edwin   Collingwood, W. G.   Children of Odin   Edwardian   Færeyinga Saga, The Saga of the Faroe Islanders   Sigmundr Brestisson, Sigmund Brestisson   Þórir Beinisson, Thorir Beinisson  

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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.