the wild hunt of odin räkorPoster with the painting sgrdsreien by the Norwegian artist Peter Nicolai Arbo (English title: The Wild Hunt of Odin). Arbo was interested in history and painted several paintings with Asa gods, Vikings and other Old Norse historical motifs. Across the ancient, moonlit midwinter landscape, the heavenly horsemen swarm forward, closely followed by the ravens of Odin, the foremost god of Norse mythology. The god of war Thor thunders forward with a raised
In ancient times there seems to have been a superstitious custom of using cypress twigs to protect against sorcery
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In Älvalek we see a swirling morning mist with fairies dancing hand in hand like a thin veil through a moonlit
The scene features a tranquil water body leading to a dark shoreline in the foreground
The illustration was created by Albert Engström in 1922
Three Swedish marines practice pistol shooting during the Second World War in 1944
Poster with the painting There lay the castle Soria Moria by Theodor Kittelsen from 1900 (Norwegian title: Der lå Soria Moria slott)
On the illustration you see the text Voici mes ailes
Rubini's true identity is highly unclear and remains a mystery
Van Gogh's paintings are colorful and dramatic with an impulsive and expressionistic style
The original is at the Cleveland Museum of Art
On the map we see everything from Hönö