Norse Collection

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)

Uldra, The Scandinavian Spirit of the Rainbow in the Waterfall, 1884, (1917). Artist: George Frederick Watts
Uldra, The Scandinavian Spirit of the Rainbow in the Waterfall, 1884, (1917). Painting held at Watts Gallery, Guildford, Surrey. From Bibbys Annual 1917, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1917]

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

Midwinter Sacrifice. Creator: Carl Larsson
Midwinter Sacrifice, 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

After the Battle of Fyrisvall. Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Upper Hall, c19th century
After the Battle of Fyrisvall. Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Upper Hall of the NM, c19th century

The Last Skald, 1837. Creator: Johan Ludvig Gebhard Lund
The Last Skald, 1837. (A skald was a composer and reciter of poems honouring heroes and their deeds.)

Beserks Biting their Shields - The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200
The Lewis Chessmen, (Norwegian?), c1150-c1200. Wild-eyed berserkers biting their shields from a collection of ninety-three pieces found at Uig on the Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Sigurd kills the Dragon, Fafnir. Detail of wood panel of Hylestad Church, Norway
Sigurd kills the Dragon, Fafnir, wood panel of Hylestad Church, Norway, late 12th-13th century. Natural History Museum, Oslo

Incident in the Siege of Paris: Defending the Bridge and Tower, (845), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Incident in the Siege of Paris: Defending the Bridge and Tower, (845) 1890. Vikings led by Ragnar Lodbrok, defeated Frankish king Charles the Bald and to sack and occupy Paris during Easter of 845

Siege of Paris by the Norsemen, (845), 1890. Creator: Unknown
Siege of Paris by the Norsemen, (845) 1890. Vikings led by Ragnar Lodbrok, defeated Frankish king Charles the Bald and sailed up the Seine to sack and occupied Paris during Easter of 845

The Old Norse, Tower, Newport, R. I. c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Old Norse, Tower, Newport, R.I. c1897. Newport Tower in Touro Park, Newport, Rhode Island is the remains of a windmill built in mid-17th century

Old Viking ship - explorer of northern seas and burial boat of Norse chief, Christiania, Norway, c1905. From " The Underwood Travel Library - Norway". [Underwood & Underwood, London ]

Death of King Warwulf, pub. 1915 (engraving), 1915. Creator: Frederick Sandys (1829 - 1904)
Death of King Warwulf, pub. 1915 (engraving), 1915. Shows Warwulf, on a flaming ship having set out to sea to die

Thorbion lifted the huge stone, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Thorbion lifted the huge stone, 1910. A scene from the legend of Howard the Halt. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

Olaf and Sigrid, 1910. Artist: John Henry Frederick Bacon
Olaf and Sigrid, 1910. A scene from the legend of Howard the Halt. A print from Hero Myths and Legends of the British Race by MI Ebbutt, 1910

The Battle of London Bridge, 1014 (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
The Battle of London Bridge, 1014 (1913). The Saxon bridge was pulled down in 1014 by the Norwegian prince Olaf, who was aiding King Aethelred in regaining London from the Danes

King Canute and Earl Ulf quarrel over chess, Roskilde, Denmanrk, 1026 (1913). Artist
King Canute and Earl Ulf quarrel over chess, Roskilde, Denmanrk, 1026 (1913). King Canute (c985-1035) was Viking King of England, Norway and Denmark

King Magnus in the marsh at Downpatrick, Ireland, 1103 (1913). Magnus III (1073-1103), King of Norway, was killed in an ambush carried out by an Irish army concealed in a marsh

The Vision of the Man on the Grey horse, 1913. Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
The Vision of the Man on the Grey horse, 1913. A Christian man sees the vision of Odin leaping through a ring of fire on a grey horse

Death of Brian Boru at the Battle of Clontarf, Ireland, 1014 (1913). Brian Boru (c941-1014) was King of Munster from 978 and High King of Ireland from 1002

Olaf took the old woman in his arms, 10th or 11th century (1913). Olaf the Peacock (c938-1006) was a merchant and chieftain

Murtough on his journey with the King of Munster in fetters, 941 (1913). Artist
Murtough on his journey with the King of Munster in fetters, 941 (1913). Muirchertach mac Neill (d943), King of Ailech, took Cellachan Caisil (d954), King of Munster

King Olafs Long Serpent, 10th century (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
King Olafs Long Serpent, 10th century (1913). The Long Serpent was a ship, constructed by the master shipbuilder Thorberg Skafhog for the Norwegian King Olaf Trygvason (c960-1000)

The dying King Haakon carried to his ship, 961 (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
The dying King Haakon carried to his ship, 961 (1913). King Haakon I (Haakon the Good) (c920-961) of Norway was mortally wounded at the Battle of Fitjar in 961

Thorolf slays Earl Hring at Brunanburgh, 1913. Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
Thorolf slays Earl Hring at Brunanburgh, 937 (1913). Thorolf Skallagrimsson was an Icelandic Norse warrior who fought in the Battle of Brunanburh in 937

Olaf Cuaran, 10th century (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
Olaf Cuaran, 10th century (1913). Olaf Cuaran (c926-981) was a Norse-Gael who was king of York and king of Dublin. He was known as a renowned warrior and a ruthless pillager of churches

Harald Fairhair, King of Norway, 9th or 10th century (1913). Harald I of Norway (c850-c933), known as Harald Fairhair, was the first King of Norway, ruling from 872-930

Lathgertha, 1913. Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
Lathgertha, 1913. Lathgertha is a semi-legendary Danish Viking shieldmaiden, one time wife of Ragnar Lodbrok. Illustration from The Northmen in Britain by Eleanor Means Hull, published 1913

Alfred the Great at the Battle of Ashdown, 871 (1913). Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
Alfred the Great at the Battle of Ashdown, 871 (1913). Alfred the Great (849-899) at the Battle of Ashdown, 8 January 871, leading the West Saxon army of his brother, King Ethelred

The Coming of the Northmen, 1913. Artist: Morris Meredith Williams
The Coming of the Northmen, 1913. The Viking invasions of Britain began with the raid on the island monastery of Lindisfarne in 793

Norse mill and kiln, Shawbost, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, 2009. A pair of renovated thatched buildings that were used to grind barley into meal

The Northmen in England, 1902. From Social England, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Christiania... c1920. Artist: ENA
Christiania. Dragon-head gable terminals, suggesting the prows of Viking ships, and shingle roofs characterise the old wooden Stave characters in Norway

The Waldorf Astoria, Norse Grill, c1930s. The present hotel, at 301 Park Avenue, New York, is a 47-story 190.5 m (625 ft) Art Deco structure designed by architects Schultze and Weaver

Bone chessmen of Scandinavian design, 12th or 13th century, (1892). Found on the Isle of Lewis, now in the British Museum

Boat for fourteen pairs of oars, found at Nydam, Jutland, 1892. From Montelius, Early Civilization in Sweden. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green

Thorwald Eriksons Battle with the Indians, about AD 1003, (1877). Norse explorer Thorvald Eriksson fighting Native Americans

Paris besieged by the Normans, 885 AD, (1875). Artist: T Sherratt
Paris besieged by the Normans, 885 AD, (1875). The Normans occupied the northern area of France now known as Normandy in the latter half of the 9th century

Viking ship, Norway, 9th Century
The Gokstad Ship, Viking, Norway, 9th Century. Front view. Used for a Viking ship burial, the Gokstad Ship was excavated in 1880. From the Viking Ship Museum, Bygdoy

Shaft of Cross at Walton, near Lancaster, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Shaft of Cross at Walton, near Lancaster, England, 20th century. Sfaft of an 11th Century Anglo-Danish style cross with scenes from the Sigurd Cycle, a Resurrection scene and ornament

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