Hell From An Illustration Taken From “The City Of God” Medieval Origin.

JOHN BAUER /

"Look at them," troll mother said. "Look at my sons! You won't find more beautiful trolls on this side of the moon." 1915

Silver Cup with depictions of the goddess Freya (1000 AD),

From the Viking hoard found in Lejre in 1850.

National Museum of Copenhagen, Denmark

Source: oh_hedwig

ℍ𝐚𝓵ｌ נ𝐀 𝔳คĻǤẸ

Nino Migliori | da “ Herbarium “ - 1974

Edward Okuń - Ave Maria (1902)

(by tom_juenemann)

Innocence Hiking, from Among Gnomes and Trolls 6

Illustration by John Bauer

1912

Heima glaðr gumi, ok við gesti reifr, sviðr skal um sik vera. Minnigr ok málugr, ef hann vill margfróðr vera, opt skal góðs geta.

'If you want to be very wise, be happy at home, and cheerful with guests. Cultivate wisdom, a good memory and eloquence, and speak kind words often.'

-- Hávamál 103, tr. Jackson Crawford.

Ohlsdorf Cemetary ♰ [Hamburg, Germany]

The Skogsra, also called the Hulder, live deep in the forest, feasting on the souls of men who follow after them. Skogsra look almost human but can be distinguished by their short tail and a hollowed-out back.