Scandinavian Ethnicity Collection

Kalmar Castle (colour litho)
3624308 Kalmar Castle (colour litho) by Cooper, Alfred Heaton (1864-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kalmar Castle. Illustration for Sweden by Dudley Heathcote with illustrations by A Heaton)

Nordic mythology: King Sigurd Hring burns the body of Harald Hildetand after the Battle of Bravellir (Norse mythology)
ELD4959103 Nordic mythology: King Sigurd Hring burns the body of Harald Hildetand after the Battle of Bravellir (Norse mythology)

Nordic mythology: representation of Gylfi king of Scandinavia" (Norse mythology: Gylfi, Gylfe, Gylvi)
ELD4958998 Nordic mythology: representation of Gylfi king of Scandinavia" (Norse mythology: Gylfi, Gylfe, Gylvi, or Gylve the earliest recorded king in Scandinavia)

Nordic mythology: Hamjar and Oddr's friendship in the story Orvar-Odds saga (Norse mythology)
ELD4959092 Nordic mythology: Hamjar and Oddr's friendship in the story Orvar-Odds saga (Norse mythology: Hamjar and Oddr brotherhood)

Gurm Gamle (ca. 690-765), King of Denmark, accompanied by a young Danish - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878)
FLO4608345 Gurm Gamle (ca. 690-765), King of Denmark, accompanied by a young Danish - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878) from an illustration by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776-1859)

Woman in costume of a Danish man, 19th century. Fur cap, jacket, embroidered gilet (waistcoat), breeches and boots
FLO4564910 Woman in costume of a Danish man, 19th century. Fur cap, jacket, embroidered gilet (waistcoat), breeches and boots

Nordic mythology: The Giant Skrymir and Gerd (Gerda) (Norse mythology: the giant Skrymir asks Gerd to follow him)
ELD4958706 Nordic mythology: The Giant Skrymir and Gerd (Gerda) (Norse mythology: the giant Skrymir asks Gerd to follow him)

Nordic mythology: representation of Freyja (Norse mythology: the goddess Freyja (Freya, Freyia)
ELD4958702 Nordic mythology: representation of Freyja (Norse mythology: the goddess Freyja (Freya, Freyia, and Freja) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm

Nordic mythology: representation of Loki (Norse mythology: Loki) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und
ELD4958603 Nordic mythology: representation of Loki (Norse mythology: Loki) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection; (add.info)

Norse mythology: Heimdall demanding the return of Idunn from the Underworld (Norse mythology)
ELD4958590 Norse mythology: Heimdall demanding the return of Idunn from the Underworld (Norse mythology: Heimdall Desires the Return of Idun from the Underworld)

Norse mythology: God Forseti Seated in Judgment Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by
ELD4958522 Norse mythology: God Forseti Seated in Judgment Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection; (add.info.: Norse mythology)

Nordic mythology: representation of Hildr one of the valkyries (Norse mythology)
ELD4958896 Nordic mythology: representation of Hildr one of the valkyries (Norse mythology: Hildr one of the valkyries) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm

Nordic mythology: Holda, or Holle protector benevolent (Norse mythology: Hludana (or Dea Hludana)
ELD4958875 Nordic mythology: Holda, or Holle protector benevolent (Norse mythology: Hludana (or Dea Hludana)) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901;

Nordic mythology: representation of the god Heimdall under the name of Rig received by Fadir
ELD4958762 Nordic mythology: representation of the god Heimdall under the name of Rig received by Fadir and Modir during his last trip to Midgard (Norse mythology)

Drotte (priest) and fola (pretress), of the Gothic peoples of Scandinavia
FLO4608365 Drotte (priest) and fola (pretress), of the Gothic peoples of Scandinavia, in the background a naked pretress carries out a human sacrifice - Forte water by Robert Havell (1793-1878)

Nordic mythology: the god Thor (Tor) (Norse mythology: god thor) Engraving from "History of the world" by
ELD4935049 Nordic mythology: the god Thor (Tor) (Norse mythology: god thor) Engraving from "History of the world" by Ridpath 1885 Private collection; (add.info.: Nordic mythology)

Nordic mythology: death of Helgi Hundingsbane in the Volsunga saga (Norse mythology)
ELD4959129 Nordic mythology: death of Helgi Hundingsbane in the Volsunga saga (Norse mythology: death of Helgi Hundingsbane in the Volsunga saga)

Nordic mythology: representation of Frithiof and Ingeborg characters from the saga of Frithiof (Frithjof)
ELD4959115 Nordic mythology: representation of Frithiof and Ingeborg characters from the saga of Frithiof (Frithjof) (Norse mythology: Ingeborg and Frithiof)

Nordic mythology: Vali (Ali or Wali) son of Odin (Norse mythology: Vali is a son of the god Odin and the giantess Rindr)
ELD4958540 Nordic mythology: Vali (Ali or Wali) son of Odin (Norse mythology: Vali is a son of the god Odin and the giantess Rindr)

Nordic mythology: representation of the god Donar or Thor (Norse mythology)
ELD4958839 Nordic mythology: representation of the god Donar or Thor (Norse mythology: Donar or Thor) Engraving from "Nordic-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private

Norse mythology: the jotun, giants and the dwarves (dvergr) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und
ELD4958992 Norse mythology: the jotun, giants and the dwarves (dvergr) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection; (add.info)

Nordic mythology: representation of the fantastic hunting (air hunting, wild hunting) by Wotan (Norse mythology)
ELD4958954 Nordic mythology: representation of the fantastic hunting (air hunting, wild hunting) by Wotan (Norse mythology)

Norse mythology: death of Beowulf Engraving from "Norse mythology: death of Beowulf" by Wilhelm wagner 1901
ELD4959047 Norse mythology: death of Beowulf Engraving from "Norse mythology: death of Beowulf" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection; (add.info.: Norse mythology)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): World exhibition, Finnish pavilion in front of Russian pavilion
LUX4782259 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): World exhibition, Finnish pavilion in front of Russian pavilion, wood pavilion with thatched roof, 1900; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Nordic mythology: representation of Ingeborg character from the saga of Frithiof (Frithjof) (Norse mythology)
ELD4959093 Nordic mythology: representation of Ingeborg character from the saga of Frithiof (Frithjof) (Norse mythology: Ingeborg from the saga of Frithiof)

Norse mythology: Beowulf during the Second battle: Grendel's Mother Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische
ELD4959029 Norse mythology: Beowulf during the Second battle: Grendel's Mother Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection;

Nordic mythology: representation of a Scandinavian poet scalde from the Middle Ages (Norse mythology: a skald)
ELD4959018 Nordic mythology: representation of a Scandinavian poet scalde from the Middle Ages (Norse mythology: a skald, icelandic poet)

Les Nornes Urd, Verdandi et Skuld weaving les fils du destin au pied d'Yggdrasil
ELD4959017 Les Nornes Urd, Verdandi et Skuld weaving les fils du destin au pied d'Yggdrasil (The Norns spin the threads of fate at the foot of Yggdrasil)

Nordic mythology: a warrior is received by Odin and his Walkyries in Valholl (or Walhalla, Valhalla)
ELD4958976 Nordic mythology: a warrior is received by Odin and his Walkyries in Valholl (or Walhalla, Valhalla, Valhalle) (Norse mythology: the god Odin receives half of those who die in combat)

Norse mythology: Idun goddess associated with apples and youth and her husband Bragi Engraving
ELD4958741 Norse mythology: Idun goddess associated with apples and youth and her husband Bragi Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private

Decorated horn and Runic tablets of the Vikings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio
FLO4623092 Decorated horn and Runic tablets of the Vikings. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World

Merchant's wife from Denmark. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4705281 Merchant's wife from Denmark. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Nordic mythology: representation of Thor combatant le geant Hrungnir (Norse mythology: Thor (Donar)
ELD4958801 Nordic mythology: representation of Thor combatant le geant Hrungnir (Norse mythology: Thor (Donar), Germanic God of the thunder

Norse mythology: the big fight, Ragnarok Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm
ELD4958469 Norse mythology: the big fight, Ragnarok Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection; (add.info.: Norse mythology)

Hans Christian Orsted, c.1880 (engraving)
2450299 Hans Christian Orsted, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Science. Energy. The swedish scientist Hans Christian Orsted discovers that electric currents create magnetic fields, ca 1820)

Goddess Idunn and the youth maintaining apples, 1912 (illustration)
2102254 Goddess Idunn and the youth maintaining apples, 1912 (illustration) by Penrose, James Doyle (1862-1932); (add.info.: Religion. Norse Mythology. Goddess Idunn and the youth maintaining apples)

Nordic mythology: the giant Skrymir asleep bitten by the Mjollnir of Thor with his Mjollnir
ELD4958806 Nordic mythology: the giant Skrymir asleep bitten by the Mjollnir of Thor with his Mjollnir, special hammer (Norse mythology)

Norse mythology: representation of Ull (Ullr) god of hunting and winter (Norse mythology)
ELD4958735 Norse mythology: representation of Ull (Ullr) god of hunting and winter (Norse mythology: the god Ullr) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner

Nordic mythology: the deities Aegir (Hler and Gymir) and Ran (Norse mythology)
ELD4958670 Nordic mythology: the deities Aegir (Hler and Gymir) and Ran (Norse mythology: the giant Aegir and Ran) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner

Nordic mythology: representation of Frigg wife of Odin and queen of the Ases near her two goddesses
ELD4958904 Nordic mythology: representation of Frigg wife of Odin and queen of the Ases near her two goddesses, and facing her Gna (Norse mythology)

Nordic mythology: representation of Tyr (Norse mythology: the god Tyr) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter
ELD4958773 Nordic mythology: representation of Tyr (Norse mythology: the god Tyr) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private Collection;

Nordic mythology: representation of Thor and the giant king thrymr (Thrym)
ELD4958770 Nordic mythology: representation of Thor and the giant king thrymr (Thrym) who steals him his hammer Mjolnir (Norse mythology)

Nordic mythology: Vidar et Odin (Norse mythology: Vidar (Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) and Odin
ELD4958542 Nordic mythology: Vidar et Odin (Norse mythology: Vidar (Vithar, Vidarr, and Vitharr) and Odin) Engraving from "Nordisch-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901;

Nordic mythology: les geants s'appretant au Ragnarok (Norse mythology)
ELD4958473 Nordic mythology: les geants s'appretant au Ragnarok (Norse mythology: the giants getting ready for the great battle of the Ragnarok)

Nordic mythology: representation of the deity Skadi (Norse mythology: giant goddess Skadi)
ELD4958732 Nordic mythology: representation of the deity Skadi (Norse mythology: giant goddess Skadi) Engraving from "Nordic-Germanische Gotter und Helden" by Wilhelm wagner 1901; Private

Nordic mythology: the goddess Frigg under the traits of Ostara (Norse mythology)
ELD4958865 Nordic mythology: the goddess Frigg under the traits of Ostara (Norse mythology: Frigg (Frija or Frea or Frige)

Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas)
6262845 Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Lehmann, Carl Peter (1794-1876); 86x115 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

Scene de bataille, guerre de trente ans - Battlefield. Scene from the Thirty Years War, by Snayers, Pieter (1592-1667)
FIA5409673 Scene de bataille, guerre de trente ans - Battlefield. Scene from the Thirty Years War, by Snayers, Pieter (1592-1667). Oil on canvas, before 1659. Dimension : 75x121 cm

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"Exploring the Rich Heritage of Scandinavian Ethnicity" From the majestic Kalmar Castle to the dramatic Frithjof slaying ocean trolls, a tapestry woven with captivating stories and historical events. The assassination of Marquis Gianrinaldo Monaldeschi, lover of Queen Christina of Sweden, at Fontainebleau Castle adds intrigue to this cultural narrative. The battlefield scenes from the Thirty Years War and King Gustav II Adolf's triumph at Stuhm showcase the bravery and resilience of Scandinavian warriors throughout history. These paintings by Snayers and Wahlbom capture pivotal moments in time that shaped their nations' destinies. Andersen's tale "The New Clothes of the Emperor" reminds us that even in folklore, Scandinavians possess a unique wit and satire. Yan Dargent's illustration brings to life two petty ministers attempting to dress an emperor who remains naked, highlighting their cleverness. Nature also plays a significant role in Scandinavian heritage as seen in lithographs depicting disastrous rockfalls into Norway's Lovatnet Lake. This connection between people and nature reflects their deep appreciation for their surroundings. Tragic events like the assassination of King Gustav III or foreign affairs during Louis XIII's reign demonstrate how politics intertwined with Scandinavian history. These etchings provide glimpses into tumultuous times when power struggles unfolded on both national and international stages. Lastly, Christian Albrecht von Benzon's painting portrays "The Murder of Canute the Holy, " capturing a somber moment within Danish history. It serves as a reminder that not all aspects of heritage are glorious but rather complex tales filled with triumphs and tragedies alike. In summary, these diverse artworks shed light on various facets encompassing Scandinavian ethnicity – from heroic battles fought by kings like Gustav II Adolf to political intrigues surrounding monarchs such as Queen Christina. They invite us to delve deeper into this rich cultural tapestry where legends intertwine with historical events, creating a captivating narrative that continues to shape the Scandinavian identity.