Frazetta is NorsePlay.

While we've explored Conan here & there for NorsePlay, one cannot speak of the Cimmerian of the North without referencing the artist most responsible for visually depicting him: Frank Frazetta.

Given Frazetta's standing as a giant of fantasy art, and as the fantasy genre draws upon the bottomless wellsprings of Norse Lore & the Icelandic Sagas for its material, we would present Frazetta's Kane On the Golden Sea as his most outstanding manifestation of NorsePlay:

[First published as a book cover on Darkness Weaves in 1978 CE.]

Vikings on a longship looking for targets to raid, Kane boldly shirtless, Berserker-style. Of course some of this composition, like the Wagnerian horned helmets, and D&D double-bladed battle-axe, plus the fur barbarian breechclout are visual tropes from later Germanic Romanticism, derivative medieval art, and other sources, but the spirit of this & his other famous works are Norse inspired.

[this official print & others available from Frazetta's daughter & granddaughter's website at FrazettaGirls.com.]

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Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires' Norse Gods and Giants at age seven. Since then he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the Map of Midgard project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay. If you have employment/opportunities in investigative mythology, field research, or product development to offer, do contact him.