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Þórr Fishing for Miðgarðsormr

Þórr Fishing for Miðgarðsormr
  • Creator: George Hand Wright 1872-1951
  • Description: This scene is from the 1902 edition of Hamilton Wright Mabie's retelling of Þórr's Fishing Trip in Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas (1882). George Hand Wright's illustration depicts Þórr raising his hammer Mjöllnir to strike Miðgarðsormr but the giant Hymir is reaching out to cut Þórr's fishing line.
  • Source: Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas
  • Folio or Page: 122
  • Medium: colour halftone reproduction
  • Date: 1902
  • Dimensions (mm): 95 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.
  • Identity Number: NrsStr-1902-122-01
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Mabie, Hamilton Wright   Wright, George Hand   Norse Stories, Retold from the Eddas   Victorian   Edwardian   Þórr's Fishing Trip   Þórr, Thor   Hymir   Miðgarðsormr, Midgard Serpent   Jörmungandr, Jormungand   Megingjarðar   ormr, serpent   hamarr, hammer   Mjöllnir, Mjollnir   belti, belt  

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Artifacts

Megingjarðar (non.) Þórr's belt that doubles his strength.
Mjöllnir (non.) Mjollnir (en.) Þórr's hammer that returns to his hand after he throws it.

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).
Victorian (en.)The Victorian era began with the reign of Queen Victoria and ended with her death (June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901).
belti (non.) belt (en.)
hamarr (non.) hammer (en.)
ormr (non.) serpent (en.)

Source Materials:

Norse Stories, Retold from the Eddas (en.) The first edition of Norse Stories, Retold from the Eddas was published in 1882.

Source Persons

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