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A valkyrie is among a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and take their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin.
(Illustrations by Arthur Rackham)
#FairyTaleTuesday #mythology #valhalla #fairytale
RIDE OF THE VALKYRIES:
Arthur Rackham's incredible illustrations to Richard Wagner's equally incredible "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (The Ring of the Nibelung).
#FairyTaleTuesday #Opera
#FairyTaleTuesday Valkyries, once considered sinister spirits in #Norse mythology, chose which slain warriors were admitted to Valhalla, to live with Odin. Depicted here as fearsome, beautiful shield maidens.
🎨Arthur Rackham, Walter Crane
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Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edgar Allan Poe.
Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
#horror #gothicaesthetics #EdgarAllenPoe
Halloween theme....who’s better than one of the Masters...
Arthur Rackham...love his work.
For #FolkloreThursday before Halloween, here are a few illustrations by Arthur Rackham from The Ingoldsby Legends which is a collection of ghost stories, myths & legends. They were written mostly as pastiches of medieval folklore & poetry.
#ArthurRackham #GhostStories #Halloween
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That last illustration of Loki by Arthur Rackham prolongs my lifespan every time I look at it. https://t.co/C9K9ykJsyV
アーサー・ラッカム
Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)
From A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1908
(邦訳『真夏の夜の夢』新書館)
アーサー・ラッカム
Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)
英国挿絵黄金時代の代表的画家。紙のあたたかみを感じさせる味わい深い描線と、そこからにじみ出てきたような繊細で淡い色彩。 彼の描いた妖精たちは「ラッカメア・フェアリー」と呼ばれ親しまれた。
From Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, 1906
Ilustrator buku dongeng fantasi yang menginspirasi menggambar bunga-bunga, peri , dan hal-hal magical lainnya
3.Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)
Odin vs Fenrir by Arthur Rackham. Odin is devoured by the monster wolf Fenrir during Ragnarök, the final battle between gods & giants that almost destroys all known worlds. Fenrir is in turn killed by Odin’s son Vidar, after which the world is renewed. #Norse #FolkloreThursday
Re-reading my copy of Arthur Rackham: A Biography. Although my work is nothing like his, #rackham is my hero. No one has ever spun magic in "illustration the way that he did. Must-have book. #PWPoePrompts #FridayReads
🔸 Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night’s Dream", illustrated by Arthur Rackham in 1908 🔸
I have decided to leave social media and will only be communicating by way of my raven army. I will be replacing the rage of Twitter with the feathers and fury of such Morrigan minions.
(art by Arthur Rackham)
Iris is the Greek goddess of the rainbow. The Greeks saw the rainbow as linking heaven & earth & Iris as linking gods & mortals. She travelled on the rainbow to all parts of the cosmos, bearing messages from the Olympians to gods & men. #FolkloreThursday Img: Arthur Rackham
"The Twa Corbies (The Two Ravens)". ca. 1919. English. Arthur Rackham, illustrator (1867-1939). via https://t.co/RGu7W8H3R4.