Heimdallr Standing Guard on Bifröst

Item

Title
Heimdallr Standing Guard on Bifröst
Description
Translation of caption:

“Himinbiorg is the eighth, and there, they say,
Heimdall rules over his sanctuaries;
There the glad watchman of the gods drinks good mead
In the comfortable hall.”
(Grimnesmál or Grímnismál or Grímnir’s Sayings)
Date
1945
Creator
A. Gustavson (1895 - 1968)
Source
"Gustavson, A, and Johan Woll. Eddabilder. Oslo: Kamban, 1945. Print.
"
Provenance
Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn/ The National and University Library of Iceland
Mediator
Helgi Bragason (photograph)
Relation
For this and related items, see Dr. Trish Baer's
MyNDIR
Item sets
Vikings
Media
Heimdall