1930
Charles E. Brock
Illustrations and Color Plates for

The Heroes of Asgard
by Annie and Eliza Keary
 

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  STORY I: AESIR




 

Audhumbla and Ymir
 
 
Odin encounters the Vanir
 
 

Odin commands the elves and the dwarves
 

 
 
Frey and Freyja arrive in Asgard
 


Loki's Children: Fenrir, Jormungand and Hela
 

Odin visits Jotunheim
 
 

Tyr elects to feed Fenrir
 
 
The Norns: Urd, Verdandi and Skuld
 
 

The dwarves fill Odhaerir with Kvasir's Blood
 
 
STORY II:  HOW THOR WENT TO JOTUNHEIM

 
 
 

Thor and Loki ride from Asgard to Utgard

 

 Thor and the Giant Skrymir
 
 Thor wrestles Elli (Old Age) at Utgard-Loki's

 
 
Thor catches the Midgard Sepent fishing with Hymir
 
 

Story III: FREY

 
 

Frey, Ruler of Alfheim
 
 

Frey presents his sword to Skirnir
 
   
Skirnir rides through the flames surrounding
Gymir's house
 
 

Skirnir returns the golden cup to Gerda
 
 
   
Frey rides to the wood Barri to meet Gerda
 
 
STORY IV: THE WANDERINGS OF FREYJA


 
 

Freyja peers within the cavern of the dwarves
 
   

Freyja bargains with dwarves for Brisingamen


Loki steals Brisingamen


Freyja seeks her husband Odur
 
 

Freyja weeps by the sea
 
 
STORY V: IDUNA'S APPLES
 
 
 

Thiassi shakes his wings and a swarm of
"Nervous Apprehensions" attacks Iduna
 
 


A chorus of foxes approve
Loki stealing cakes from a nearby farmhouse
 
 

The giant Thiassi tricks Loki
 
 

Without Iduna's apples, the Aesir are visited by Hela
 
 
 
Loki flew out the window followed by Iduna,
 in the form of a sparrow
 
 
STORY VI: BALDUR

 
 

Baldur tells Frigg of his ominous dreams
 


Frigg takes oaths from all living creatures

 
Vegtam (Odin) rides to Hel to learn of Baldur's fate
 
 
   
Nothing can harm Baldur
 
   
Baldur Dead
 
 

Hermod rides to Hel
 
 

Everything mourns for Baldur
 
  STORY VII: THE BINDING OF FENRIR
 
 

Fenrir breaks his chain
 
 
Hermod obtains Gleipnir from the dwarves
 
 
 
 Fenrir distrusts the Aesir
 
 
Tyr pledges his hand to chain the Fenris Wolf

 
  STORY VIII: THE PUNISHMENT OF LOKI

 



Loki hides
     
 
Sigyn catches venom meant for Loki
 
     
STORY IX: RAGNARÖK

 
 


Surt and his men cross the Bifrost Bridge
 
 
Thor meets Jörmungand for the last time
 
 
 
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