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We know very little about Yule itself, and less about the Yule-beings. This title was given to the Norse gods, who rode across the Yule night sky in grand procession, often indicated by a great howl!

🖼: P.N. Arbo

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2021-12-03

Historical records indicate that some medieval Europeans believed the Wild Hunt capable of rampaging through their dreams. In many locales the ghostly riders were thought to be most active during the 12 Days of Xmas https://t.co/1r93BZQEaV
🎨Peter Nicolai Arbo

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2021-11-30

"The Wild Hunt Of Odin" (Åsgårdsreien)
Peter Nicolai Arbo
1872.

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2021-10-31

Listen to the clamour – it is the wild hunt of Odin!
—Johan Sebastian Welhaven, (1844)

🎨Åsgårdsreien, Peter Nicolai Arbo
Norse Mythology

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2021-10-13

A Christmas ghost story.

🎨 Peter Nicolai Arbo, "Wild Hunt of Odin" (1872)
✒ Chris Economou, "The Wild Hunt" (2019)

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2021-10-02

Aasgaardreien (The wild Hunt of Odin), Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1872

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2021-10-02

The Wild Hunt of Odin, a Norse version of Wild Hunt (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo

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2021-09-24

Thank you friends for another wildly entertaining session. This is signing off, but the wonderful will be back for more folklore fun at 3.30BST. Have a great week!
Img: The Wild Hunt of Odin by Peter Nicolai Arbo

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2021-09-16

DIGO MÁS: Åsgårdsreien (1872), de Peter Nicolai Arbo.

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2021-09-01

Happy -31st Birthday, Arbo! 🥳🥳🥳

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2021-08-30

The Wild Hunt of Odin - Peter Nicolai Arbo.

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2021-08-17

While early medieval accounts portrayed the Wild Hunt as demonic, later romances imagined it as a host of fairies. English leaders of the Hunt included King Arthur, Herne the Hunter, and King Herla https://t.co/hoMcZLnQmW
🎨Peter Nicolai Arbo & George Cruikshank

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2021-08-12

16 works, June 19th. is Peter Nicolai Arbo's day, his story, illustrated with footnotes

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2021-07-12

14 Works, June 18th. is Peter Nicolai Arbo's day, his story, illustrated with footnotes

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2021-07-09

New artwork for sale! - "Wild Hunt of Odin by Nicolai Arbo" - https://t.co/FR0ZVcTdsW

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2021-06-19

Les risques de dégâts (grêle >1cm) est majeur pour demain :
- grandes cultures : le blé et l'orge sont secs, la brisure de la tige est facilité.
- arbo : les fruits font déjà plusieurs centimètres le marquage est facile.
- viti : impacts sur les inflorescences

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2021-06-19

I grew up in a land of Viking settlers, under Odin’s Crag, North Yorkshire. When the crag “wears a cap” (of cloud) folk warn of “a clap” which will herald a wild, raging storm.

🎨 My childhood skyline: ‘The Wild Hunt of Odin’, Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1872.

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2021-06-10

Vindicaris Update! In which we find out why Arbo's arm was all weird in the volume cover :3

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2021-06-04

The Wild Hunt is a folklore motif in various Northern European cultures. The hunters are the souls of the dead or ghostly dogs, fairies, Valkyries, or elves. Seeing the Wild Hunt presages some catastrophe such as war or plague.
🎨 by Peter Nicolai Arbo

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2021-05-17

Shieldmaidens were female warriors in Scandinavian folklore and mythology. Devoting their lives to the pursuit of war, they took up arms by dressing as men and learning the skills of archery, swordsmanship, and horseback riding.
🎨Peter Nicolai Arbo G Irving

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2021-05-06