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title: Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake
author: J. Paul Getty Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12789/warriors-fight-a-wolf--giant-snake/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake
_Authored by J. Paul Getty Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12789.jpg)
## Image Caption
"Warriors Fight a Wolf and [Giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) Snake" by Ernst Alpers. The modern relief depicts the Norse [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Thor](https://www.worldhistory.org/Thor/) battling the wolf [Fenrir](https://www.worldhistory.org/Fenrir/) and [Jörmungandr](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jormungandr/), the [Midgard](https://www.worldhistory.org/Midgard/) Serpent. Hannover, Germany. 1867 CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, J. P. G. (2020, September 20). Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, J. Paul Getty. "Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 20, 2020. .
### MLA
Museum, J. Paul Getty. "Warriors Fight a Wolf & Giant Snake." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Sep 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/100310/ernst-alpers-warriors-fight-a-wolf-and-giant-snake-german-1867/) by **J. Paul Getty Museum**. Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 20 September 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.