Saga Collection

The wild Hunt of Odin, 1872. Creator: Arbo, Peter Nicolai (1831-1892)
The wild Hunt of Odin, 1872. Found in the Collection of Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arkitektur og Design, Oslo

The Walkuren (Valkyrien), ca 1899. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca de Catalunya

Lokis brood. From Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, c. 1905. Private Collection

Freia, the fair one. Illustration for The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, 1910. Private Collection

Illustration for The Edda. Artist: Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939)
Illustration for The Edda. Private Collection

Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200s
Birchlegs carrying Prince Hakon Hakonson to safety over the mountains, a Norwegian legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

The Death of Bhishma, Mortally Wounded by Arjunas Numerous Arrows, c
1196881 The Death of Bhishma, Mortally Wounded by Arjunas Numerous Arrows, c.1760-1770 (w/c on paper) by Indian School, (18th century)

The Ride of the Valkyries. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Meadow Elves (The fairies of meadow). Artist: Blommer, Nils Jakob (1816-1853)
Meadow Elves (The fairies of meadow). Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Elf with iris flowers, ca. 1886-1890. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Elf with iris flowers, ca. 1886-1890. Private Collection

Storyteller reciting Viking sagas
Viking bard singing of heroic legends to Northmen. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prison
There are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669

Page from The Story of the Dwellers of Eyr, 1871. Creator: William Morris
Page from " The Story of the Dwellers of Eyr", 1871. " The Story of the Dwellers at Eyr", produced and illustrated by British artist and textile designer William Morris (1834-1896)

Odin Hanging on the World-Tree. Illustration for The Edda: Germanic Gods and Heroes by Hans von Wolzogen. Private Collection

Odin and Fenrir, Freyr and Surt. From Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, c. 1905. Private Collection

Binding of Fenris. From Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, c. 1905. Private Collection

Der Ring des Nibelungen, 1897. Private Collection

Wotans Farewell and Magic Fire. Artist: Hendrich, Hermann (1854-1931)
Wotans Farewell and Magic Fire. Private Collection

Blackburn Firebrand TF IV first flown in February 1942 opened a whole saga of problems, with the first production aircraft not being available until long after wars end

Valkyrie (1st Act): Sieglinde and her brother Siegmund. Private Collection

Thors Fight with the Giants. Artist: Winge, Marten Eskil (1825-1896)
Thors Fight with the Giants. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

White-Bear-King-Valemon, 1912. Creator: Kittelsen, Theodor (1857-1914)
White-Bear-King-Valemon, 1912. Private Collection

Thor and Hymir Fishing. Illustration for The Edda: Germanic Gods and Heroes by Hans von Wolzogen. Private Collection

En Saga (Jean Sibelius and Fantasy Landscape), 1894. Artist: Gallen-Kallela, Akseli (1865-1931)
En Saga (Jean Sibelius and Fantasy Landscape), 1894. Found in the collection of Ainola Foundation

Come thou out, Housewife called Flosi to Bergthora, 1913. Bergthorsknoll, the home of Njall, is burnt down in the Icelandic saga Njals Saga, killing Njal and his family

Fragment from the Nibelungenhandschrift
A fragment from the Nibelungenhandschrift, describing the betrayal by Sigfrid (Siegfried) of his love. Date: 14th century

Poor little bear!, 1912. Artist: Bauer, John (1882-1918) Poor little bear!, 1912. Private Collection.

The Immaculate Conception with the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary (oil on canvas)
1767241 The Immaculate Conception with the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary (oil on canvas) by Cabrera, Miguel (1695-1768) (circle of); 78x65.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Harald I Fairhair (c.890-c.946) greeting Guthrum (d.890) from the Flateybok, c.1390 (vellum)
BAL125102 Harald I Fairhair (c.890-c.946) greeting Guthrum (d.890) from the Flateybok, c.1390 (vellum); Royal Library, Copenhagen, Denmark

Barrientos, 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Barrientos, 1917. Shows Spanish soprano opera singer Maria Barrientos (1883-1946) on board the Swedish liner Saga, bound for South America

Scene from A Midsummer Nights Dream, 1873. Creator: Simmons, John (1823-1876)
Scene from A Midsummer Nights Dream, 1873. Private Collection

Margarete Schon als Kriemhild in the Film Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild s
Margarete Schon als Kriemhild in the Film " Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Revenge" by Fritz Lang, 1924. Private Collection

Siegfrieds Farewell from Kriemhild, c. 1843. Creator: Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius (1794-1872)
Siegfrieds Farewell from Kriemhild, c.1843. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Ingeborg's lament (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Ingeborg's lament (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s

King Heimer and Aslög, 1856. Creator: Johan August Malmström
King Heimer and Aslog, 1856

Ingeborg Receiving News of Hjalmar's Death from Orvar Odd, 1859. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Ingeborg Receiving News of Hjalmar's Death from Orvar Odd, 1859

Hallgerd's Slap; Illustration for Njal's Saga, ch. 48, from c.1895 until 1900. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Hallgerd's Slap; Illustration for Njal's Saga, ch. 48, from c.1895 until 1900

The Horse-Fight at Hlidarendi. Illustration for Njal's Saga, ch. 59. Creator: Johan August Malmström
The Horse-Fight at Hlidarendi. Illustration for Njal's Saga, ch. 59, Unknown date

Frithiof's happiness (from Frithiof's tale), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Frithiof's happiness (from Frithiof's tale), 1880s

Frithiof's courtship (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Frithiof's courtship (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s

Frithiof's Temptation (from Frithiof's Tale), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Frithiof's Temptation (from Frithiof's Tale), 1880s

Frithiof's return (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Frithiof's return (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s

Frithiof and Ingeborg (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Frithiof and Ingeborg (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s

Frithiof comes to King Ring (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
Frithiof comes to King Ring (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s

The Atonement (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
The Atonement (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s

The Farewell (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s. Creator: Johan August Malmström
The Farewell (from Frithiof's saga), 1880s

The Valkyrie. Creator: Sandberg, Johan Gustaf (1782-1854)
The Valkyrie. Private Collection

The Grimly Hagen, c. 1930. Creator: Rothaug, Alexander (1870-1946)
The Grimly Hagen, c. 1930. Found in the collection of the Vienna Museum

Der Ring des Nibelungen. The Twilight of the Gods, End of 1870s-Early 1880s. Private Collection

Siegfried in the forge, 1900. Creator: Leeke, Ferdinand (1859-1937)
Siegfried in the forge, 1900. Private Collection

The Rhinemaidens, 1913. Creator: Leeke, Ferdinand (1859-1937)
The Rhinemaidens, 1913. Private Collection

The Valkyrie, 1881. Creator: Bürck, Heinrich (1850-1906)
The Valkyrie, 1881. Private Collection

The Valkyrie, 1877. Creator: Makart, Hans (1840-1884)
The Valkyrie, 1877. Found in the collection of the Bass Museum

Troll, Starry Night, 1910. Creator: Bauer, John (1882-1918)
Troll, Starry Night, 1910. Private Collection

Two Trolls, 1909. Creator: Bauer, John (1882-1918)
Two Trolls, 1909. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

Siegfried finds the sleeping Brünnhilde, c. 1908. Creator: Leeke, Ferdinand (1859-1937)
Siegfried finds the sleeping Brunnhilde, c. 1908. Private Collection

The Death of Siegfried: the Giant Hagen Throwing Siegfried into a Gorge. Creator: Makart, Hans (1840-1884)
The Death of Siegfried: the Giant Hagen Throwing Siegfried into a Gorge. Private Collection

Year Calendar Picture & Painting for a Hindu Month Ash Ad, India
3609978 Year Calendar Picture & Painting for a Hindu Month Ash Ad, India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Year Calendar Picture & Painting for a Hindu Month Shravan, India
3609969 Year Calendar Picture & Painting for a Hindu Month Shravan, India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Painting of Mughal Emperor with his Wives in Love Scene, India
3610021 Painting of Mughal Emperor with his Wives in Love Scene, India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Painting of Mughal Emperor with his Wife in Love Scene, India
3610018 Painting of Mughal Emperor with his Wife in Love Scene, India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Portrait of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan with Queen Mumtaz Mahal, India
3609999 Portrait of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan with Queen Mumtaz Mahal, India by Indian School; Private Collection; Dinodia

Advert, Cunard White Star, Saga of the Sea Date: 1938

I sagans värld
Ylva Sjögren

Hjalmar (ink & wash on paper)
471376 Hjalmar (ink & wash on paper) by Doudelet, Charles (1861-1938); Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; (add.info.: Hjalmar)

The Killing of Balder, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w / c on paper) (see also 69854)
MGN169947 The Killing of Balder, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w/c on paper) (see also 69854) by Icelandic School, (18th century); Arni Magnusson Institute, Reykjavik

Ny Kgl Saml 1867. 4, s. 95v The Killing of Balder (pen & ink and w / c on paper) (see also 169947)
XTD69854 Ny Kgl Saml 1867.4, s.95v The Killing of Balder (pen & ink and w/c on paper) (see also 169947) by Icelandic School, (18th century); Royal Library, Copenhagen

A Triptych: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, the Magdalen, Saint John the Evangelist
659307 A Triptych: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, the Magdalen, Saint John the Evangelist and Angels; on the Wings Christ Offered Vinegar Before the Crucifixion and the Lamentation

The scarecrow and the four winds, 1906. Creator: Arosenius, Ivar (1878-1909)
The scarecrow and the four winds, 1906. Private Collection

Valhalla's Downfall. Creator: Roeber (Rober), Fritz (Friedrich) (1851-1924)
Valhalla's Downfall. Private Collection

Valhalla, before 1911. Creator: Prinz, Karl Ludwig (1875-1944)
Valhalla, before 1911. Private Collection

A needlework book binding depicting religious scenes with a seated king
1767230 A needlework book binding depicting religious scenes with a seated king and an angel addressing a man by a river (silk, gilt) by English School

Frithjof bei Konig Ring (Frithjof in the hall of King Ring) (engraving)
3621701 Frithjof bei Konig Ring (Frithjof in the hall of King Ring) (engraving) by Leeke, Ferdinand (1859-1923); Private Collection; (add.info)

They saw on the margin of the lake, three maidens sitting and spinning flax (chromolitho)
3100059 They saw on the margin of the lake, three maidens sitting and spinning flax (chromolitho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

Rama and Sita Enthroned, worshipped by Shiva, Hanuman and others, 1800-20 (gouache)
1766438 Rama and Sita Enthroned, worshipped by Shiva, Hanuman and others, 1800-20 (gouache) by Indian School, (19th century); 38.1x27.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Rama and Sita Enthroned)

Miniature representing the Kingdom of Heaven before the creation: Sapientia, the Trinity
985947 Miniature representing the Kingdom of Heaven before the creation: Sapientia, the Trinity, and the Expulsion of Lucifer from Heaven, c.1410 (illuminated manuscipt on vellum) by French School

The bonds-woman and Olaf, her son, sat in the morning sunshine (chromolitho)
3100061 The bonds-woman and Olaf, her son, sat in the morning sunshine (chromolitho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The bonds-woman and Olaf, her son)

Thjassi, the giant, in his eagle plumage flew down and caught up Iduna (chromolitho)
3100056 Thjassi, the giant, in his eagle plumage flew down and caught up Iduna (chromolitho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thjassi, the giant)

Heimdal Blowing his Horn before Ragnarok, from Melsteds Edda
MGN169949 Heimdal Blowing his Horn before Ragnarok, from Melsteds Edda (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Icelandic School, (18th century); Arni Magnusson Institute, Reykjavik

Ms 270* f. 1r The Story of Hen Thorir, c. 1873-4 (paper)
FIT88376 Ms 270* f.1r The Story of Hen Thorir, c.1873-4 (paper) by Morris, William (1834-96); 25x19.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; English

Saint Martin and the Beggar; and Saint George and the Dragon - the wings of an altarpiece
827805 Saint Martin and the Beggar; and Saint George and the Dragon - the wings of an altarpiece, (oil on panel) by Koerbecke

Sigurd said to himself that whatever befell he must look upon the face (chromolitho)
3100058 Sigurd said to himself that whatever befell he must look upon the face (chromolitho) by Browne, Gordon Frederick (1858-1932); Private Collection; (add.info)

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Step into the enchanting world of sagas, where ancient tales come alive with every brushstroke and word spoken. From the depths of Norse mythology to the grandeur of Wagnerian opera, these captivating stories have left an indelible mark on our collective imagination. In "The Wild Hunt of Odin, " painted by Peter Nicolai Arbo in 1872, we witness a mythical spectacle as Odin leads his spectral army through the night sky. The haunting beauty of this scene transports us to a realm where gods and mortals intertwine. "Loki's Brood" from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons takes us deeper into Norse mythology. With their mischievous grins and cunning eyes, Loki's offspring embody chaos and trickery, reminding us that even within legends, darkness lurks. Freia, known as "the fair one, " emerges from Richard Wagner's epic opera "The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie. " Arthur Rackham's illustration captures her ethereal grace as she navigates a world filled with gods and heroes. Her presence is both alluring and mysterious—a symbol of beauty amidst turmoil. Rackham returns once more in his depiction for "The Edda, " showcasing his mastery in bringing ancient texts to life. Through intricate lines and vibrant colors, he invites us to delve into Nordic folklore—where giants clash with gods—and discover hidden truths within its pages. History comes alive in Haakon Haakonson's tale brought to safety by the Birchlegs during the 1200s. This momentous event reminds us that they are not merely fictional accounts but also windows into real-life heroism—an ode to bravery etched upon history itself. Brunnhilde on Grane leaps onto Siegfried's funeral pyre—an iconic image immortalized by Arthur Rackham for Wagner's masterpiece "Siegfried.