Gripsholm Runestone. Yggdrasil Thor Thor’s hammer.

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Gripsholm Runestone

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Gripsholm Runestone

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Yggdrasil

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Thor

Thor’s hammer

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Hymir and the Midgard Serpent

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Thor’s death prophesied

Thrymr stealsThor’s hammer

Thor competesin flyting with Odin disguised

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Odin

Mimir’s WellOdin discovers runesFenrir the wolf and Odin’s prophesied deathOdin and ValhallaBattle and the ValkyriesHuginn and MuninnSleipnir his 8-legged horse

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Njördr in Nóatún begot afterward two children: the son was called Freyr, and the daughter Freyja; they were fair of face and mighty. Freyr is the most renowned of the Æsir; he rules over the rain and the shining of the sun, and therewithal the fruit of the earth; and it is good to call on him for fruitful seasons and peace. He governs also the prosperity of men. Gylfaginning XXIV, Prose Edda

(in seeking the giantess Gerdr for his wife)Then Skírnir answered thus: he would go on his errand, but Freyr should give him his own sword-which is so good that it fights of itself;- and Freyr did not refuse, but gave him the sword. Then Skírnir went forth and wooed the woman for him, and received her promise; and nine nights later she was to come to the place called Barrey, and then go to the bridal with Freyr. Gylfaginning XXXVII, Prose Edda(without his sword, Freyr will be defeated by Surtr at Ragnarok)

Freyr

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Adam of Bremen – ca. 1080Description of a Temple in Uppsala

In this temple, entirely decked out in gold, the people worship the statues of three gods in such wise that the mightiest of them, Thor, occupies a throne in the middle of the chamber; Wotan and Frikko have places on either side. The significance of these gods is as follows: Thor, they say, presides over the air, which governs the thunder and lightning, the winds and rains, fair weather and crops. The other, Wotan—that is, the Furious—carries on war and imparts to man strength against his enemies. The third is Frikko, who bestows peace and pleasure on mortals. His likeness, too, they fashion with an immense phallus.

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Stora Hammars Stone IGotland, Sweden

Odin in the form of an eagle?Warrior about to be hung?

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Andre VIII8th / 9th cGotland, Sweden

Thor fishing for Jormundgandrpunishment of Loki for killing BaldrOdin riding to Valhalla on Sleipnir

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Hunnestad Monument DR 282, Swedenmember of the Varangian guard?

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Ledberg StoneSweden11th c

Odin being devoured by the wolf Fenrir at Ragnarok

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Snake-Witch Stone400-600 AD

Gotland, Sweden

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Tangelgarda Stone, 7th cGotland, Sweden scene of warriors, possibly Odin

valknut “slainwarrior’sknot”symbols

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Detail from Stora Hammars III Gotland, Sweden

Odin?mead of poetry?