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The Habit of a Lapland Man, 19th century. Artist:s HulettThe Habit of a Lapland Man, 19th century
The Habit of a Lapland Woman, 19th century
Jumala, Wirku-Accha. A deity of Lapland, 1727-1738. Illustration from Naaukeurige Beshryving der Uitwendige Godtsdienst - Plichten by Bernard Picart and Abraham Moubach, (Amsterdam 1727-1738)
Group of Lapps, Norway, late 19th century. Artist: John L StoddardGroup of Lapps, Norway, late 19th century. Indigenous people of northern Scandinavia. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard
Mongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 1800-1900. Artist: A PortierMongol Race, Lapps and Esquimaux, 1800-1900. The Mongols were nomadic people who raise animals by pasturing and produce everything they need from animals
Swedish Woman Rowing, 1809. Artist: W DickesSwedish Woman Rowing, 1809. The girl in the picture belongs to the province of Dalecarlia. There the woman are taller, stronger and more attractive than in the other provinces
Types and costumes in Lapland, 1879. Artist: ElixTypes and costumes in Lapland, 1879. Saami people from northern Scandinavia in traditional costume. The Saami were formerly known as Lapps or Laplanders, terms now considered derogatory
Country Celebration, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Anders Leonard ZornCountry Celebration, late 19th or early 20th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author, 19th century. Artist: Franz HanfstaenglHans Christian Andersen, Danish author, 19th century. Although also a poet and novelist, Andersen (1805-1875) is particularly remembered for his famous fairy tales, including The Ugly Duckling
Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright and poet, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Franz HanfstaenglHenrik Ibsen, Norwegian playwright and poet, late 19th or early 20th century. Ibsen (1828-1906) is often described as the father of modern theatre
Jons Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, 1830s. Berzelius (1779-1848) introduced modern chemical symbols. He discovered the elements selenium, thorium and cerium, and was first to isolate others
Danish prison-ships Dronning Maria and Waldemar, Copenhagen, 1848-1849. From a private collection
Sunset in a Lagoon, 1897. Artist: Hans Ole BrasenSunset in a Lagoon, 1897. Found in the collection of the State M Ciurlionis Art Museum, Kaunas
Young Scandinavian Elk with Immature Antlers, late 15th-early 16th century (1913). Artist: Albrecht DurerYoung Scandinavian Elk with Immature Antlers, late 15th-early 16th century (1913). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1913)
Runestone from Mojra Hagby in Uppland, Sweden, 6th century. Germanic scene of Horsemen, taken from late classical art, one of the oldest examples in Scandinavian Runes
Viking bronze Weather-Vane, 10th-11th centuryA viking bronze weather-vane from Soderala church, Halsingland, Sweden. Originally a vane on a viking ship - note the dragon. In the ringering style, 10th-11th century
Breakfast Time, 1887. Artist: Hanna PauliBreakfast Time, 1887. Found in the collection of the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Portrait of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1833. Artist: Orest KiprenskyPortrait of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, 1833. Thorvaldsen (c1770-1844) was a Danish Neoclassical sculptor. Found in the collection of the State Russian Museum, St Petersburg
Detail of the great runestone of Harald Bluetooth, 10th centuryDetail of the great runestone of Harald Bluetooth, King of Denmark, made at Jelling in Denmark. The photo is of a cast, coloured as the original was
Norse dragon cross-slab from the Isle of Man, 11th centuryNorse dragon cross-slab at Michael, on the Isle of Man. In Scandinavian style, interlacing the two stylised dragons at each side of the cross shaft, their heads below the ring at the cross-shaft
Viking silver cup from Jelling, 10th centuryViking silver cup from Jelling, Denmark. From the National Museums collection in Copenhagen, 10th century
Viking pewter disc-brooch, 10th centuryViking cast pewter disc-brooch from York. It is decorated in the Jellinge style with a backwards-facing quadruped whose tongue extends and interlaces with its body and rear leg
Carved Jellinge style Viking grave-slab from YorkCarved magnesian limestone Viking grave-slab from York made in the Jellinge style
Head of a Viking warrior, c9th-11th centuryHead of a Viking warrior. From the National Historical Museum, Stockholm
Jons Jacob Berezelius, Swedish chemist, c1890. Berzelius (1779-1848) introduced modern chemical symbols. He discovered the elements selenium, thorium and cerium, and was first to isolate others
Viking Jellinge-style Disc-BroochViking Disc-Brooch from York, in the Jellinge Style
An Anglo-Scandinavian Cross showing a warrior, c. 10th centuryAn Anglo-Scandinavian cross from Middleton Church, Yorkshire. It shows a Scandinavian warrior, laid out with weapons in a pagan viking burial, on the face of a Christian cross, c.10th century
Fragment of an Anglo-Scandinavian cross-shaft showing a warrior, c. 10th centuryFragment of an Anglo-Scandinavian cross-shaft from Middleton Church, Yorkshire. It shows a Scandinavian warrior, laid out with weapons in a pagan viking burial, on the face of a Christian cross
Viking bronze and tortoise-shell brooch, c. 8th-11th centuryViking bronze and tortoise-shell brooch from Scandinavia in the gripping-beast style, from the Ashmoleons collection, c.8th-11th century
Odin, 1890-1910. Artist: DelitzOdin, 1890-1910. Scene from Richard Wagners (1813-1883) opera The Valkyrie, showing Odin, the king of the gods. Card published by the Liebig potted meat company
Puck helping Wayland, Smith of the Gods, to forge a sword, 1909Puck helping Wayland, Smith of the Gods, to forge sword for the novice who, by sincerely wishing him well, released him from the spell which bound him. From Rudyard Kiplings Puck of Pooks Hill
Thor, god of thunder in the Scandinavian pantheon, wielding his hammer, 1874Thor, son of Woden (Odin). God of thunder in the Scandinavian pantheon, Thor is shown wielding his hammer, symbolising thunder and lightning, as he reconstructed the globe
The wolf Fenris of Scandinavian mythology, 19th century
Thor riding in chariot drawn by goats and wielding his hammerThor, son of Woden (Odin), the second god in the ancient Scandinavian pantheon, riding in chariot drawn by goats and wielding his hammer, symbolising thunder and lightning
Thor, the second god in the ancient Scandinavian pantheon, 1834Thor, son of Woden (Odin), the second god in the ancient Scandinavian pantheon, 1834
Norway, from Flags of All Nations, Series 1 (N9) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887
Jons Jacob Berzelius, Swedish chemist, early 19th century. Berzelius devised the first consistently accurate method of using the oxidation technique developed by Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac