« The Fishing of Thor and Hymir », 1902

by Howard Pyle (american illustrator, 1853-1911)
Watercolor illustration from 'North Folk Legends of the Sea', Harper's Monthly Magazine, 1902

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« Margarethe Strauss Ex-Libris », c. 1910

by Franz Stassen (German illustrator, 1869-1949)
Original lithography, 154 x 123 mm

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I have been looking into the possibility of publishing some Swedish folktales in English translation. A reflective blogpost.

https://norwegianfolktales.net/articles/swedish-folktales

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« Ragnarok », 1891

by Louis Moe (Dannish illustrator, 1857-1945)
Illustration for "Danmarks Historie i Billeder", Alfred Jacobsens litogr. Etablissement, København, 1898

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