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The Battle of Ragnarök

The Battle of Ragnarök
  • Creator: George Hand Wright 1872-1951
  • Description: This scene is from the 1902 edition of Hamilton Wright Mabie's retelling of The Battle of Ragnarök in Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas (1882). George Hand Wright's illustration depicts the beginning of the battle with Óðinn riding Sleipnir and using his spear Gungnir to fight Fenrir. The scene also includes Þórr using his hammer Mjöllnir to combat Miðgarðsormr.
  • Source: Norse Stories: Retold from the Eddas
  • Folio or Page: 240
  • 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-1902-240-01
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Mabie, Hamilton Wright   Wright, George Hand   Norse Stories, Retold from the Eddas   Victorian   Edwardian   Þórr, Thor   Óðinn, Odin   Fenrir   Sleipnir   Gungnir   Mjöllnir, Mjollnir   Miðgarðsormr, Midgard Serpent   úlfr, wolf   ormr, serpent   hamarr, hammer   The Battle of Ragnarök  

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Artifacts

Gungnir (non.) Óðinn's spear whose name means "swaying one."
Mjöllnir (non.) Mjollnir (en.) Þórr's hammer that returns to his hand after he throws it.

Creatures: animals, birds, monsters etc.

Fenrir (non.) One of the names for the monstrous wolf who is one of the three monstrous offspring of Loki and the giantess Angrboða.
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.
Sleipnir (non.) Óðinn´s eight-legged horse which Loki bore after mating with the Giant Builder's stallion Svaðilfari.

Gods and Goddesses

Óðinn (non.) Odin (en.) The chief god of the Æsir in The Prose Edda. However, in Heimskringla he was a mortal who tricks the King of Sweden into believing that he was a god.
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

The Battle of RagnarökThe myth concerning the final great battle between the gods and the giants.

Mythological Events

Ragnarök (non.) Ragnarok (en.) The final great battle between the gods and the giants.

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).
hamarr (non.) hammer (en.)
ormr (non.) serpent (en.)
úlfr (non.) wolf (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