<rs>Digital image of the illustration on page 195 of the 1908 edition of <persName ref="#KrY01"><forename>Annie</forename> <surname>Keary</surname></persName>'s childrens book <title xml:lang="en" level="m">The Heroes of Asgard. 2.3 KB This digital image is from The Heroes of Asgard. The University of Victoria 2021 Victoria, B.C., Canada

This illustration from The Heroes of Asgard is in the public domain.

 KrY-HrsAsg-1908-195-01 Early print review of the first edition of The Heroes of Asgard: "The Scandinavian mythology converted into a tale told for the edification of children, after the manner of books that have taught the Greek and Roman mythology. But no genius can invest the gods of Asgard with the charms of the gods of Olympus. They have none of the grace or dignity. But the authoress has made the best of an unattractive theme." (The Critic 130). Web. 27 July 2021.Full text of the review (ProQuest subscription required). Early print review of the first edition of The Heroes of Asgard: "The fables of the Northern mythology are here reduced to a form adapted to the intelligence of children. They have been cleverly set to an accompaniment of occasional dialogue, lightening and relieving the narrative of giants' wars and of heroic prowess achieved by dwellers in the immortal city. The book is a good specimen of learning made easy by being made pleasant." (The Athenaeum 470) Web. 27 July 2021.Full text of the Review (ProQuest subscription required). P. A. Baer notes that the figure holding a spiked club in this illustration can tentatively be identified as Þórr based on Saxo Grammaticus's description of Þórr fighting with such a weapon in Book Three of Gesta Danorum. Louis Moe illustrated the scene in Frederik Winkel Horn's edition Danmarks Kronike which was published in 1898 (70). See: .

According to Saxo, “Thor shattered all their shield-defenses with the terrific swings of his club ... there was no armour which could stand up to his strokes, nor anyone who could survive them” (Danmarks Kronike Bk. III 70). There is no mention of Þórr’s club in The Prose Edda, although Snorri relates how Þórr came to have the hammer. Of course, myths do not adhere to chronological paradigms or logic. However, there presumably was a period when Þórr used a different weapon prior to acquiring his hammer. The club does not appear in the corresponding illustration in SÁM 66 4to f. 78, where the Þórr figure is holding a curved sword and is therefore totally anonymous.” (Baer An Old Norse Image Hoard)

 The Heroes of Asgard 1908 195 Victoria Collection of P.A. Baer Íðunn and the Magic Apples author Annie Keary March 3, 1825-March 3, 1879 illustrator Louis Huard January 1, 1814-September 9, 1874 paper 180 120

This scene is from a retelling of Norse mythology in the 1908 edition of Annie Keary's The Heroes of Asgard (1857). Louis Huard's illustration depicts Iðunn giving one of the apples of immortality to a god holding a spiked club who is likely Þórr. 1932 2961

This illustration was created by LouisHuard in London, for the 1908 edition of The Heroes of Asgard.

This illustration is from The Heroes of Asgard from the collection of P. A. Baer.

The digital image repository, MyNDIR, began as part of P. A. Baer's Ph.D. project An Old Norse Image Hoard: From the Analog Past to the Digital Present. The original prototype for a digital image repository and web page featured illustrations of Old Norse gods and heroes from manuscripts and early print sources. The website was launched on June 6, 2013 with one hundred and one illustrations.

In the fall of 2018, MyNDIR became part of the Endings Project in the Humanities Computing and Media Centre at the University of Victoria. The purpose of the project is to archive websites by creating a static version of a site that can be used independent of the internet.

I initially used a Roma Schema with the modules: core, tei, header, textstructure, msdescription, namesdates, certainty, figures, transcr and linking.

All proper nouns for the metadata for the illustrations are marked up with TEI P5 by using: <gi>persName</gi> for beings such as gods, giants, humans, authors, illustrators etc. and <gi>name</gi> for animals, monsters, and artifacts. The <att>xml:id</att>s for proper nouns are always mixed case abbreviations that begin with a capital. The <gi>list</gi> elements always have <att>type</att> and usually have <att>subtype</att> as well. All other TEI tags such as: <placeName/> for places, <orgName/> for archives, and <person/> were used in the manner demonstrated by the TEI P5 guidelines. I use the <att>xml:lang</att> for all of these elements. The keyword items for all proper nouns are linked to further descriptive data in a Names directory (names.xml).

Keyword items consisting of simple nouns, are marked up as <gi>term</gi> to correspond to names of artifacts, animals, and monsters, e.g. Megingjörð = belt, Sleipnir = horse, Jörmungandr = serpent. The keyword items for all simple nouns are also entered in the names.xml file. The <att>xml:id</att>s for simple nouns are not abbreviated, always begin in lower case, are always in English, and are camel back when consisting of more than one word.

The critical approach for the selection of illustrations is focused through the theoretical lens of Material Philology which considers books and their material details, such as covers and illustrations, as cultural artifacts. This selection criteria results in a repository of images that is capable of revealing aspects of book history, culture, and production that the words of the texts alone cannot provide. Consequently, iterations of illustrations with minimal differences are not only included but valued for their research potential, e.g., illustrations from the first and second editions of Kongesagaer.

Old Norse orthography was the preferred representation for all names; however the English orthography was supplied in the keywords for Þōrr for Thor. Old Norse, English and other spellings were recorded in the names.xml file.

The spelling conventions for Old Norse conform to the practice established in An Icelandic-English Dictionary Cleasby,Richard and Vigfússon,Guðbrandur Clarendon Press Oxford 1957 , i.e., the stem of the name plus its nominative marker.

 Used to supply editor, author, illustrator etc. English </item> <item><persName ref="#IduN01"/></item> <item><persName ref="#ThoR01"/></item> <item><title ref="#AbID"/></item> <item><term ref="#VcTrn"/></item> <item><term ref="#EdWdn"/></item> </list> </keywords> </textClass> </profileDesc> <revisionDesc> <list> <item> <date when="2020-10-16">2020-10-16</date>: the page containing this illustration was scanned with an Epsom scanner in the Humanities Computing and Media Centre by <persName>Camille</persName>.</item> <item> <date when="2020-10-27">2020-10-27</date>: <persName>Soph</persName>cropped the image and saved it as: KrY-HrsAsg-1908-195-01.jpg</item> </list> </revisionDesc> </teiHeader> <facsimile> <graphic url="images/EdWdn-KrY-HrsAsg-1908-195-01.jpg" mimeType="image/jpeg" width="1932px" height="2961px"/> </facsimile> <text> <body> <div> <figure> <figDesc>This scene is from a retelling of Norse mythology in the 1908 edition of <persName ref="#KrY01"><forename>Annie</forename> <surname>Keary</surname></persName>'s <title xml:lang="en" level="m">The Heroes of Asgard (1857). Louis Huard's illustration depicts Iðunn giving one of the apples of immortality to a god holding a spiked club who is likely Þórr.
Editions Keary, Annie, and Eliza Keary. The Heroes of Asgard: Tales from Scandinavian Mythology. London: Macmillan and Co. Limited, 1908. Secondary Sources Review of <title level="m">The Heroes of Asgard, by Annie Keary, and Eliza Keary. The Critic, 16 Mar. 1857: 130. Web July 27, 2021. Review of <title level="m">The Heroes of Asgard, by Annie Keary and Eliza Keary. The Athenaeum, 11 Apr. 1857: 470. Web. 27 July 2021. Baer, Patricia Ann. An Old Norse Image Hoard: From the Analog Past to the Digital Present. Diss. U. of Victoria, 2013. Web. Cleasby, Richard and Vigfússon Guðbrandur . An Icelandic-English Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1957.
Gods and Goddesses Iðunn Idunn The goddess who was married to Bragi and guarded the apples of immortality that kept the gods young. Þórr Thor Donner

In the Prose Edda, Þórr is the son of Óðinn and the giantess Jörð. However, in Heimskringla, he is a mortal.

Richard Wagner based Donner in The Ring Cycle on Þórr.

 Myths <ref target="AbID.xml">Abduction of Iðunn Myth</ref> 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. NounsEdwardianThe Edwardian era began with the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910 (January 22, 1901 - July 28, 1914). However, the era's end date is sometimes extended to the beginning of World War 1 (28 July 1914).VictorianThe Victorian era began with the reign of Queen Victoria and ended with her death (June 20, 1837 – January 22, 1901).Source Materials: <ref target="HrsAsg-1908.xml"><!-- The -->Heroes of Asgard (1870 ed.)</ref>The second illustrated edition of The Heroes of Asgard was published in 1870 and illustrated by Louis Huard. These images are from the 1908 reprint.Source Persons Huard, Louis French Illustrator and painter Huard was born in France but moved to England as an adult and died in London. He illustrated the second edition of “The Heroes of Asgard” (1870). Keary, Annie English Novelist, poet, and childrens book writer. Anna Maria Keary, known as Annie Keary, was an English novelist, poet, and children's writer. Her sister Eliza Keary collaborated with her in writing “The Heroes of Asgard” that was first published in 1857 and many times thereafter.