Description: This scene is from the 1902 edition of Hamilton
Wright
Mabie's retelling of Þórr´s
Trip to the Court of Útgarða-Loki in the 1902 edition of Norse Stories: Retold from the
Eddas (1882). George
Hand
Wright's illustration depicts
the confrontation between Þórr and the giant Skrymir, who is
actually Útgarða-Loki in disguise.
Source: Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas
Folio or Page: 178
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.
Dunn-Krahn,
Sage (en.)
b. 13th July 1999
Occupation: Research Assistant
Giants and Giantesses
Skrýmir (non.)
Skrymir (en.)
The giant who rules the castle called Útgarðr in Jötunheimr. He is
also known as Útgarðaloki. In the Prose Edda,
Snorri calls him Skrýmir when relating the myth concerning Þórr's
journey to Útgarðr. He is also called Skrýmir in the poem Lokasenna but is called Fjallir in Hárbarðljóð.
Útgarðaloki (non.)
Utgard Loki (en.)
The giant who rules the castle called Útgarðr in Jötunheimr. In the
Prose Edda, Snorri calls him Skrýmir when
relating the myth concerning Þórr's journey to Útgarðr. He is also
called Skýmir in the poem Lokasenna but is
called Fjallir in Hárbarðljóð.
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 Journey to the Court of Útgarða-LokiThor's Journey to the Court of Utgarda-Loki
This myth relates the story of Þórr's Trip to the Court of
Útgarða-Loki and the tricks that giants play on him and his companions
Loki and Þjálfi.
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
