Olaus Magnus - On Fights with the Gods
The warriors are not satisfied how their warfare is proceeding. They accuse their gods of not give them enough support. Therefore they threaten the gods with arms.
Brownie - Pearson Scott Foresman Archives
Two brownies.
Olaus Magnus - On the Geats' Worship and Sacrifice
Two humans are sacrificed on this picture. One is drowned in a holy spring and one is burned. The man with a sword symbolizes probably another way of sacrificing of humans. To the right worshipping people.
Olaus Magnus - On the Geats' Superstitious Notions of Thunder
The men hear thunder in the sky. They believe that their holy gods are attacked by other gods. Therefore they shoot arrows up into the sky help their gods in the fight.
Freya - Drawing. Public domain image.
One of en:Arthur Rackham's illustrations from en:1910 to Wagner's en:Das Rheingold. See also the misnamed en:Image:Idun color.jpg for a color version.
Losungen by Emil Doepler - Public domain print
A man stares towards the viewer as he bends over and casts lots for purposes of divination. A woman, child, and man watch for his predictions. The image is captioned as "Losungen".
Tuyscon - coin, public domain photograph
Tuisto (or Tuisco) is the divine ancestor of the Germanic peoples attested in Tacitus' Germania (98 CE).
Glaspalast München 1890 078o - Drawing. Public domain image.
Die Drud Public domain photograph related to the history of Germany, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Charm wiþ ymbe - Public domain dedication image
Deutsch: Charm wiþ ymbe, altenglischer Bienensegen, in den Marginalien auf Seite 182 der Handschrift 41 des Corpus Christi College (University of Cambridge). English: Charm wiþ ymbe, Old English charm, from t... More
Nornagest (gunnar vidar forssell)
The death of Nornagest, by Gunnar Vidar Forssell
Olaus Magnus - On Punishments that Falls Upon the Lesser Gods
To the left the armed Oden (Odin), in the middle Tor (Thor) and to the right a god of the Byzantium. A dog is sleeping in the background.
Olaus Magnus - On Invocators of the Sea
The magician Holler (also called Ull) stands on a bone from an animal. With help of this and the stick over his left shoulder he is able to travel across the seas. The stick seems to produce the necessary winds... More
Semnonen Hain by Emil Doepler
The "Grove of Fetters" of the Germanic Semnoni. Inspired by the account from Tacitus' first century AD work Germania.
Praying Germanic man 1890
Late 19th century photograph of the Roman bronze figure often referred to as the "Praying Germanic" found in the National Library in Paris, France. Originally published 1890; this image taken from a 1910 work ... More
Olaus Magnus - On the three Main Gods of the Geats
To the left, Frigg with sword and bow; in the middle, Oden (Odin) with crown and spire, sitting on a throne; to the right, Tor (Thor) heavily armed.
Olaus Magnus - On three Lesser Gods
It is not easy to identify which gods the woodcut allude to. Perhaps they are from left to right: Methotin/Mitoden (with a skull on his head), Rostiophus and Frö.
Hanoverae MDCCCLXXVII simply Hangover 1878
Title page of Monumenta Germaniae Historica
Mannus söner - Public domain engraving
The engraving shows three boys playing by a river. The boy to the left is playing with a model ship. The boy in the middle holds a sword. The boy to the right, who seems to be the youngest, is digging with a sp... More