Fenrir and the Old Woman in Iron-Wood

Item

Title
Fenrir and the Old Woman in Iron-Wood
Description
Translation of caption:

“In the east sat an old woman in Iron-wood
and nurtured there offspring of Fenrir;
a certain one of them in monstrous form
will be the snatcher of the moon.”
(Voluspá or Völuspá or Seeress’s Prophecy)
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
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