Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake

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by J. Paul Getty Museum
published on 20 September 2020

Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake — "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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Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake

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