an Edda frontspiece.
This is the cover page for Edda - An Icelandic collection of ancient folk poems about the gods and heroes of the North (1877 CE) translated by Peter August Gödecke and illustrated by Henri Meyer and Reyem (Jacques Meyer, 1841-1899 CE). Meyer also did engravings for Jules Verne! We'd say there's a bit of Lorenz Frølich 's style in this, but that could just be the commercial tropes of the times they were both drawing in. [edition printed in Stockholm by PA Norstedt & Söners Förlag.] # # # 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 t hen 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 e mployment/ opportunities in investigative mythology, field research, or...