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"Now were he come, if come he might, Sigmund's son, from Othin's seat; Hope grows dim of the hero's return When eagles sit on the ash-tree boughs, And men are seeking the meeting of dreams." ~Helgakviða Hundingsbana II 49, Bellows Painting: Helgi Hundingbane Returns to Valhalla by James Doyle Penrose, 1890.

Kvasir, by Franz Stassen.

An interesting Viking Age trefoil brooch from Sunnmøre, Norway, with gripping beast motifs.

Unusual Kievan Rus wolf shaped mounts, found in Chernihiv, 9-11th Century. Looks kind of like Majora’s Mask.

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An illustration for the Rígsþula by Franz Stassen.

Three Viking Age bronze wolf shaped mounts, found in Latvia and Chernihiv, 9-11th Century. Similar examples have been found in Birka, Sweden, Finland and Russia. This design could be of Scandinavian, Slavic or Baltic origin; after all, wolves feature prominently in the native religion and folklore of all these peoples, associated with deities including Odin, Iðunn, Veles, Dazhbog, Dievas, Velinas and Veliuona.

“Shun not the mead, but drink in measure; Speak to the point or be still; For rudeness none shall rightly blame thee If soon thy bed thou seekest.” ~Hávamál 19, Bellows Illustration by Lorenz Frølich, from Hugo Göring’s Edda.

Illustrations for the Fáfnismál by Franz Stassen.

A highly detailed Merovingian silver buckle, with multiple double bird motifs as well as two boar heads. Found in a noble burial in Saint-Denis, France, 6-7th Century.