Description: This scene is from the 1902 edition of Hamilton
Wright
Mabie's Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas
(1882). George
Hand
Wright's illustration depicts
the giant Þjazi, who is in the form of an eagle, just as he is
about to abduct the goddess Iðunn.
Source: Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas
Folio or Page: 52
Medium: colour halftone reproduction
Date: 1902
Dimensions (mm): 100 x 155
Provenance:
This illustration is from Norse
Stories: Retold from the Eddas from the collection of
P.A. Baer.
Rights:
This illustration from Norse Stories: Retold
from the Eddas is in the public domain.
Research notes, early print reviews, etc.:
Early print review: "Norse Stories has for years past been considered
the best collection of Norse myths for school use. The events in the life of the
gods are all told, but one misses the glorious fierce movement, the simple
dramatic action of these human gods" (Thorne-Thomsen 330).Full text of the review.
Bibliography:
Primary Sources
Mabie, Hamilton
Wright. Norse Stories, Retold from the Eddas.
London: Grant Richards,
1902.
Secondary Sources
Thorne-Thomsen,
Gudrun
. Review of Norse Stories Retold from the
Eddas, by Hamilton
Wright
Mabie. The Elementary
School Teacher, vol. 3, no. 5, 1
Jan. 1903: 330. Web. August 2,
2021.
Dunn-Krahn,
Sage (en.)
b. 13th July 1999
Occupation: Research Assistant
Giants and Giantesses
Þjazi (non.)
Thjazi (en.)
The giant who persuaded Loki to abduct the goddess Íðunn.
Gods and Goddesses
Iðunn (non.)
Idunn (en.)
The goddess who was married to Bragi and guarded the apples of
immortality that kept the gods young.
Myths
Abduction of Iðunn Myth
The myth concerning the abduction of Iðunn and the apples of
immortality by the giant Thjazi with the help of Loki. In the end, the
god's compel Loki to rescue Iðunn and regain the apples.
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).
Victorian (en.)The
Victorian era began with the reign of Queen Victoria and ended with her
death (June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901).
Mabie, Hamilton
Wright (en.)
b. 13th December 1846
d. 31st December 1916
Nationality: American
Occupation: author
Mabie was an author, essayist, critic, editor and lecturer.
Wright, George
Hand (en.)
b. 6th August 1872
d. 14th March 1951
Nationality: American
Occupation: illustrator, printmaker and painter
