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Depiction connected with Norse mythology based on the Old Norse Þrymskviða poem in which Thor dresses up as Freyja to travel to giantland - the giant Thrym has stolen his hammer and demands Freyja as condition for its return. Freyja refuses to go, and so Heimdall hatches the plan to disguise Thor as Freyja, borrowing her necklace Brísingamen as the finishing touch. The engraving is by Carl Larsson, and the xylographer is Gunnar Forssell.
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Original image by Haukurth. Uploaded by Emma Groeneveld, published on 16 February 2018 under the following license: 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.
Haukurth, . (2018, February 16). Thor Disguised as Freyja. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8092/thor-disguised-as-freyja/
Haukurth, . "Thor Disguised as Freyja." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 16, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8092/thor-disguised-as-freyja/.
Haukurth, . "Thor Disguised as Freyja." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 16 Feb 2018. Web. 16 Apr 2021.
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