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The Haconarmal

The Haconarmal
  • Creator: Edwin Buckman 1841-1930
  • Description: Edwin Buckman's illustration for F. Scarlette Potter's translation of Evind Skaldaspiller's skaldic poem The Haconarmal in the Victorian era poetry periodical Once a Week. Read the poem and see the original illustration here.
  • Source: Once a Week
  • Folio or Page: 435
  • Medium: wood engraving
  • Date: 1865
  • Dimensions (mm): 113 x 157
  • Provenance:
    This illustration is from Once a Week.
  • Rights:
    This illustration from Once a Week is in the public domain.
  • Bibliography:

    Primary Source:

    Buckman, Edwin, Alison Chapman (ed.) and the DVPP team. The Haconarmal. Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry Project, Edition 0.98.8beta, University of Victoria, Accessed 4th January 2024. https://dvpp.uvic.ca/poems/onceaweek/1865/pom_966_the_haconarmal_after_the.html.
  • Identity Number: DVPP-OncWk-1865-00966-435
  • Download size: 2.19 MB
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Nouns

Victorian (en.)The Victorian era began with the reign of Queen Victoria and ended with her death (June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901).

Source Materials:

Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry DVPP Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry explores the poetry most read in the long Victorian period: poems published in periodicals, magazines, and newspapers dating from 1817 to 1901.
Hákonarmál (non.) The Haconarmal (en.) A 10th-century skaldic poem by Evind Skaldaspiller describing king Hákon reception at Valhöll after his death.
Once a Week (en.) Launched by Bradbury and Evans, the publisher of Household Words, after their split with Dickens, Once a Week (1859-1880) was a weekly middle-class family magazine that prominently featured illustrations.(Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry website)

Source Persons

Buckman, Edwin (en.) Nationality: English
b. 1841
d. 1930
Occupation: Illustrator, Engraver
Nationality: English