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"Warriors Fight a Wolf and Giant Snake" by Ernst Alpers. The modern relief depicts the Norse god Thor battling the wolf Fenrir and Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent. Hannover, Germany. 1867 CE.
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Museum, J. P. G. (2020, September 20). Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12789/warriors-fight-a-wolf--giant-snake/
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