Freyr on his Boar

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by Ludwig Pietsch
published on 18 April 2021

Freyr on his Boar — Drawing of the Norse god Freyr by Ludwig Pietsch, 1865 CE. According to the Prose Edda, Freyr received the boar Gullinbursti as a result of a contest between dwarves and their creation, instigated by Loki.

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Freyr on his Boar

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