Tuesday

Vidar - Víðarr (1820–1908)


In Norse mythology Vidar/Víðarr is described as
the son of Odin and the jötunn Gríðr, and is foretold
to avenge his father's death by killing the wolf
Fenrir at Ragnarök, a conflict which he is
described as surviving

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'The Norse God Víðarr straps his Shoe on'
by Adam Kristoffer Fabricius, 1854
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'Víðarr on Horseback', 1895
by Lorenz Frølich (1820-1908)


A depiction of Víðarr defeating Fenrir, 1895
by Lorenz Frølich
(1820-1908)
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W.G. Collingwood:
A depiction of Víðarr stabbing Fenrir
while holding his jaws apart, 1908
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