Illustration
Statue of a Valkyrie pouring mead by Danish sculptor Herman Wilhelm Bissen, 1835.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Photo by Bloodofox.
The work depicts the Valkyrie tending to the warriors in the afterlife realm of Valhalla where they served and cared for the fallen who would rise to fight at Ragnarök.
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Original image by Herman Wilhelm Bissen. Uploaded by Joshua J. Mark, published on 03 September 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Bissen, H. W. (2021, September 03). Valkyrie Pouring Mead. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14568/valkyrie-pouring-mead/
Chicago Style
Bissen, Herman Wilhelm. "Valkyrie Pouring Mead." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 03, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14568/valkyrie-pouring-mead/.
MLA Style
Bissen, Herman Wilhelm. "Valkyrie Pouring Mead." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Sep 2021. Web. 22 Feb 2025.
