Illustrated E-Manuscripts and E-Books
E-manuscripts with illustrations
- DG 11. c. 1300 - 1325. Uppsala: Carolina Rediviva. Hand copied paper manuscript. Manuscript description and images. N.B.: The Deluding of Gylfin illustration is on page 50.
- AM 738 4to. 1680. Reykjavik: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum. Hand copied paper manuscript. Manuscript description. N.B.: The illustrations begin here.
- ÍB 299 4to.1764. Reykjavik: Icelandic National Library. Hand copied paper manuscript. Manuscript description. The first illustration is here.
- Lbs 1341 8vo. c. 1700 - 1799. Reykjavik: Icelandic National Library. Hand copied paper manuscript. Manuscript description. The illustration is here.
- NKS 1867 4to. 1760. Copenhagen: Det Kongelige Bibliotek. Hand copied paper manuscript. Manuscript description. The illustrations begin here.
- SÁM 66 4to. 1765. Reykjavik: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar í íslenskum fræðum. Hand copied paper manuscript. Manuscript description. The illustrations begin here.
E-books with illustrations
Please note that these e-books are categorized by the country in which they were
first published in order to facilitate the study of Book History and the
transmission and reception of Old Norse primary sources.
Denmark
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Bartholin, Thomas. Antiquitatum danicarum de causis contemptae a Danis adhuc gentilibus mortis libri tres [Three books of Danish antiquities concerning the causes of the Danes’ contempt of death while they were still pagan]. Hafniae, 1689.
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Gjellerup, Karl and Lorenz Frølich. Den A͡Eldre Eddas gudesange. Kjøbenhavn: P.G. Philipsens Forlag, 1895.See Google Books: Den A͡Eldre Eddas gudesange.
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Mallet, Paul-Henri. Monuments de la mythologie et de la poésie des Celtes, et particulièrement des anciens Scandinaves, pour servir de supplément et de preuves à l’“Introduction à l’histoire du Dannemarc”. Copenhague: C. Philibert, 1756.
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Moe, Louis Maria Niels Peder Halling. Ragnarok: En Billeddigtning. København, A.F. Høst, 1929.See Heimskringla: Ragnarok: En Billeddigtning.
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Moe, Louis Maria Niels Peder Halling. Valkyrien: Romantisk Digtning. København, Gyldendal, 1930.See Vault - UVic Libraries: Valkyrien: Romantisk Digtning N.B. This e-book features a literal translation of the text in the "More Information" tab for each illustration. The site also has an Editor's Note.
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Stephanius, Stephan Hansen. Notae uberiores in Historiam Danicam Saxonis Grammatici: Una cum prolegomenis ad easdem notas. Sorae, 1645.
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Thyregod, S. Tvermose. Oldemoders Fortælling Om Nordens Guder, En Folkebog. Kjøbenhavn: E. Bojesen, 1890.See Nasjonalbibliteket: Oldemoders Fortælling Om Nordens Guder, En Folkebog with illustrations by Louis Moe.
England
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Boult, Katharine F. Heroes of Norselands. London: J.M. Dent, 1903.
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Goddard, Julia. Wonderful Stories from Northern Lands. London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1871.See: Internet Archive: Wonderful Stories from Northern Lands
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Bray, Olive. The Elder or Poetic Edda: Commonly Known As Sæmund's Edda. London: Viking Club, 1908. Print.See Open Library: The Elder or Poetic Edda: Commonly Known As Sæmund's Edda.
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Keary, Annie. The Heroes of Asgard and the Giants of Jotunheim or, the Week and its Story. London: David Bogue, 1857. Print.See Google Books: The Heroes of Asgard and the Giants of Jotunheim or, the Week and its Story.
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Keary, Annie. The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology. London: Macmillan, 1909. Print.See Project Gutenberg: The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology.
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Keary, Annie. The Heroes of Asgard. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1930.See Vault - UVic Libraries: The Heroes of Asgard.
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Smith, David Murray. The Silver Star. a Romance of the North Land. with a Brief Account of the Mythology of the Northmen with Six Illustrations. London: Houlston and Sons, 1880.See Internet Archive: The Silver Star. a Romance of the North Land.
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Speight, E E. Children of Odin. London: H. Marshall, 1903.See Vault - UVic Libraries: Children of Odin
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Wägner, W, F Tegetmeyer, F Obermann, M W. Macdowall, and W S. W. Anson. Asgard and the Gods: Tales and Traditions of Our Northern Ancestors: Told for Boys and Girls. London (Paternoster Square): W. Swan Sonnenschein and Allen, 1880. Print.
France
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Lamé Fleury, M. La mythologie racontée aux enfants. Paris, C. Borrani, 1872.See pages 395 and 397 in Hathai Trust's Digital Library: La mythologie racontée aux enfants.
Germany
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Dahn, Felix, Therese Dahn, and Johannes Gehrts. Walhall: Germanische Götter Und Heldensagen. Kreuznach, 1885.See Google Books: Walhall: Germanische Götter Und Heldensagen.
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Wägner, Wilhelm (1800-1886) and Jakob Nover.Nordisch-germanische Götter und Helden. Schilderungen Für Jugend Und Volk. Leipzig und Berlin: O. Spamer, 1882.See Archive.org: https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_RGwAAAAAMAAJ/page/n11/mode/thumb.
Sweden
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Brate, Erik, and Carl Larsson. Eddan: De Nordiska Guda Och Hjältesångerna. Stockholm: Norstedt, 1913.See Projekt Runeberg: Eddan: De Nordiska Guda Och Hjältesångerna.
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Olaus, Magnus. Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus. Rome, 1555.See Google Books: Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus
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Sander, Fredrik. Edda Sämund Den Vises: Skaldeverk Af Fornordiska Myt Och Hjältesånger Om De Götiska Eller Germaniska Folkens Gamla Gudatro, Sagominnen Och Vandringar. Stockholm: P.A. Norstedt, 1893.
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Verelius, Olaus. Gothrici & Rolfi Westrogothiae Regum Historia: Lingua antiqua Gothica conscripta Scandinavian Culture Series. Roll 359, Item 1. Upsaliae: Curio, 1664. Microfilm.See Archive.org: Gothrici & Rolfi Westrogothiae Regum Historia: Lingua antiqua Gothica conscripta.Go directly to The Deluding of Gylfi illustration.
United States
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Brown, Abbie. In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. Print.See Project Gutenberg: In the Days of Giants: A Book of Norse Tales.
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Chadwick, M. L. P. Legends of Norseland. Boston: Educational Pub. Co., 1894. Print.See Project Gutenburg: Legends of Norseland.
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Foster, Mary H, and Mabel H. Cummings. Asgard Stories: Tales from Norse Mythology New York: Silver, Burdett and Co, 1901. Print.See Project Gutenburg: Asgard Stories: Tales From Norse Mythology.
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Mabie, Hamilton W, and George Wright Norse Stories Retold from the Eddas. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1902. Print.See Archive.org: Norse Stories Retold from the Eddas. The images of the illustrations are in black and white in this e-book. See MyNDIR: for images in colour.