Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mulheres na mitologia Nórdica (Women in Norse Mythology)

O sexo feminino possuía acentuada importância na Mitologia Nórdica, inclusive a nível guerreiro. Idun guardava as 'maçãs da imortalidade' numa caixa de madeira de freixo.


Women had a striking importance in Norse Mythology, including in the war field. Idun kept the 'apples of immortality' in a box of ash-tree wood.

Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831-1892)-'Hervor shieldmaiden'-oil on canvas

Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831-1892)-'Ingeborg'-oil on canvas

James Doyle Penrose (1862-1932)-'Idun and the apples'-oil on canvas-1890

John Bauer (1882-1918)-'Loki and Idun'-drawing-1911

Herman Wilhelm Bissen (1798-1868)-'Idun'-sculpture-1858 Copenhagen- Ny Carlsberg Glyptothek

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