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2/2 She would go into the sea each day to where Svipdag lurked under the rocks. The glint of her gold necklace could be seen through the water. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3580... #FairyTaleTuesday #illustrationart #art #designer #giftidea #Christmasgifts #Fairytales #folklore #Norsevember

1/2 In this retelling of #Norse #mythology, goddess Freya fell in love with the hero Svipdag but he was turned into a sea dragon. She searched the world until she found him.
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3/3 "I know that I hung, on a wind-rocked tree, nine whole nights, with a spear wounded, and to Odin offered, myself to myself; on that tree, of which no one knows from what root it springs." -The Poetic Edda redbubble.com/shop/ap/3438... #FairytaleTuesday #art #Norsevember #mythology

2/2 He forbade the other gods to help him but hung there for 9 days & nights. Finally, his sacrifice was accepted & the runes were revealed, initiating him to the mysteries. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3353... #FairytaleTuesday #mythology #gifts #vintage #illustration #folklore #Norsevember

1/3 Odin saw the Norns one day & wanted the knowledge of the runes. The runes come from the well below Yggdrasil so Odin hung himself, pierced his side & stared into the waters. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3353... #FairytaleTuesday #mythology #art #illustration #folklore #Norse #Norsevember

2/2 Signy helped Sigmund escape & he hides in the wood. Her sons prove unworthy to exact revenge & are killed, so a sorceress changes her shape & sleeps with her brother, bearing Sinfjötli. He & SIgmund finally exact revenge. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3576... #FairytaleTuesday #art #gifts

1/2 In the #Norse Volsunga saga, Signy & Sigmund are twins. Signy is to forced to marry & when her family visits, her father is slaughtered & brothers killed, but for Sigmund. She swears to have revenge. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3728... #FairytaleTuesday #art #illustration #mythology

2/2 In the Poetic Edda, Odin tells us that both Mani and Sol are chased through the heavens by wolves.
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1/2 The Norse pantheon has a moon god rather than goddess. Mani is the personified #moon and brother to Sol, the personified sun.
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The Norse Fylgjur is a protective spirit that attaches to you at birth, similar to a guardian angel. At death the Fylgjur moves to another soul. They are invisible & will only appear if the person is in danger. redbubble.com/shop/ap/3341... #FairytaleTuesday #art #mythology #folklore